Atley's Journal

Atley ate French toast and two servings of dried plums for breakfast. For lunch she ate two servings of cooked and uncured 100% grass fed beef polish sausage (smiley face), ate whole wheat toast, peas, and two servings of strawberries.   First picture: This picture is from yesterday afternoon and the only kids left were Cal and Atley. So they played on the airplane and had fun doing the teeter-totter despite their size difference. Look close at Cal's seat; he's getting some air!! :) This next situation made me laugh. Nora is in the chair and Atley was spinning her by walking pretty fast around and around. Miles, of course, tried to join them and was working hard to keep up and Atley did slow way down for him! However, he wasn't always successful. Look at his feet and legs in the picture. Come on legs you can do it!!, come on, keep up legs!! :) Following picture: The kids had fun playing with Atley's Mermaid suit. I think Atley's the one in the picture! Haha. (Yup it...

Atley ate two servings of blueberry bagel and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch she ate shrimp, two servings of brown rice, ate broccoli, and two servings of raspberries.   First picture: We did an experiment with some raw eggs that have been soaking in vinegar since Science on Thursday. We rubbed the shell (more like skin now) off and you could see the yolk moving around inside. The experiment: They feel rubbery, but will they bounce? Yes, if you hold them about 6 - 8 inches above the table like Lauralea is doing in the picture. Haha. It's funny because the membrane around the outside is very thin. Full disclosure; If you hold it twice that high it will break! Haha.  Next picture: Atley and Avi are cleaning the table after doing some art. There were lots of colors on the table from the washable markers. However the cool part about this; I never asked them to clean it. Avi went into the bathroom and came back with a wet paper towel and got right to work and Atley joined her....

Atley ate bran cereal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, two servings of toasted whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, cucumbers, and pears. At lunch Atley said, "I like pickles because they have taste." Ha. And apparently good taste too.  First two pictures: Well we have  raw  eggs left over from Science on Thursday and they've been soaking in vinegar all weekend. This morning we rubbed the skin off - the shell felt more like skin. And you can see what is left. The outside feels rubbery, but the inside is still runny. It's translucent and you can see the yolk moving around. I used the flashlight and that really makes the yolk visible! So later today we're gonna see if they bounce. Ha. One more note if you've read this far!! Ha! Science with Lauralea this week will be on  FRIDAY !! Next picture: I took this picture before breakfast and these two were already working hard at some Art. Atley said she was drawing "science with the egg....

Atley ate a large serving of cream of wheat cereal and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of her chicken, ate whole wheat dinner roll, ate broccoli, and pineapple.   First picture: Miles was trying to join Cal pushing Atley around and around in the chair. Atley was focused on something in her hand, but she was also pushing along with her right foot so the chair was going faster than usual. Miles of course was not aware of the danger and kept trying to step in. After getting steamrolled once, he still was wanting to join so I asked them to let him join. Except Miles was facing the wrong direction so when they started up again he immediately was on the floor. Good thing he's so tough. He never changed his expression and his attitude said, "I've got this." Ha. (By the way, the big girls love it when they can coax the little ones into service!! Ha!) Next picture: I love this picture a lot! Probably because these two kids get along just fine, BUT it...

Atley ate three servings of whole grain waffle and two servings of fruit salad for breakfast. For Lunch she ate most of ground turkey, ate whole wheat tortillas, sweet potatoes, and ate cherries.   Today was "Science with Lauralea" and the theme was "Eggs." There are lots of great experiments you can do with eggs!! Eggs seem to break quite easily, but in our first experiment we passed the egg around (in a baggie in case it did break - ha) and placed it in the palm of their hands and told them to squeeze and no one (including Lauralea or I could break it just by squeezing! (Not fair to dig your fingernails or finger tips into the egg.) Svea said, "This is the best science ever." We did a lot of stuff, so I'm just gonna briefly describe each picture:  1. You can tell if an egg is raw or hardboiled by how it spins. :) Then we got the two eggs mixed up and       Avilene said, "Why don't you spin them to see which one is hard boiled? Solid suggesti...

Atley ate two servings of French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast. For lunch she ate a large serving of Whole 30 Chili with meat, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, and lots of spices. She ate saltines and three servings of tropical fruit.   First picture: This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and it was so good to get outside and everyone was thrilled. This is a normal typical sight isn't it!?! Nora in the stroller and Atley doing the work!! Svea moving along with them jabbering about something.  I tried to get this next picture without them noticing me; but they stopped and were looking at me, so I asked them to look forward and it's pretty obvious this is staged!  Haha. What are you guys doing? Atley said, "We're doing back scratches!" :) Following picture: What is that Atley? "This is Dragon from Coco and the dog from Coco." Apparently Coco is a movie. Haha. I've no idea. Next two pictures: Nor...

Atley ate two servings of cinnamon raisin English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of pork roast, two servings of whole wheat toast, ate beets, and applesauce.  This first note is not from this morning, but one I've not posted yet. Avi asked, "Hey Gary! Does the numbers on the airplane's tail tell how many fires it's fighted!??" Haha. (I'm giggling at the terminology.) Hmmm; who told you that? "Well that's what Atley told me." Well I thought the numbers were just for identification, but I bet I can check with Atley's source for her airplane information. :)  Here are a couple pictures from Atley's morning working on some Art. She asked for some "Cardboard" and then was cutting out something. Second picture: She brought me the picture on the top and told me it was a "flying fox." With some kind of "fire" pack attached to itself. That made me laugh. Where did you get that idea...