Atley's Journal

Atley ate half of kix cereal and half of fruit cocktail for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground turkey, toasted whole wheat sandwich thins, bite of tomato, no avocado, and ate peaches.  First thing this morning Cal was saying, "Hey Gary, I wanna color! Hey Gary I wanna color!" Atley was the only other child here at that moment and she went up to Callahan and kinda whispered; "Cal, you can say please if you want to." Haha. Geez, that was cute and so funny how she added, "if you want to." First picture; Atley, Nora, and Svea were playing hide-n-seek. Nora and Svea built a pretty elaborate "hiding spot" and kept telling Atley, "we're not ready yet." So Atley just patiently waited on the other side of the room and listening to them banging around inside the changing table. Ha. She knew exactly where they were of course, but that didn't seem to hinder anyone's enthusiasm for the game. Next picture; I thought maybe she picked up ...

Atley had Kindergarten Roundup and apparently had a yummy breakfast at Paul's Pancake Parlor. :) For lunch she ate half of hamburger stew with meat, carrots, tomatoes, green beans, and potatoes. She ate whole wheat dinner roll, and fruit cocktail.   We do "Science with Lauralea;" so I'm thinking of "History with Gary." :) Using music/songs. We've listened to this song many times; "Battle of New Orleans" and I was curious if they could answer some questions! 1. Does anybody know what happened in 1814? Atley said, "We took a little trip!" (Line of the song.) 2. Where did we go? Avi said, "New Orleans." 3. Who was our leader? Colonel.....? Avi said, "Jackson!" 4. Who were we fighting? Avi said, "British." So there you have it! History using music. :) First picture: So here's a picture from Linnea's visit yesterday right after Atley left for tennis lessons. I showed this picture to Atley this morning ...

Atley ate French toast and two servings of dried plums for breakfast. For lunch she ate three servings of pulled pork, ate whole wheat toast, peas, and strawberries.  This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when the "bubble brigade" had their noodles and were waiting for me to start slinging bubbles around!! (And that's basically how it works; no blowing bubbles here! Ha!) I think this is an adorable picture of everyone.  Today's "Science with Lauralea" theme is "Popcorn." We recently talked about "explosions" and about "absorption" and we witnessed both of those in action today. Popcorn kernels have moisture or drop of water so when it's heated to a certain temperature it blows up through the starchy shell. Think about the first person who experimented with a kernel. They probably tossed it into a fire and something popped and the rest is history. Haha. When you're making and eating Popcorn you use all ...

Atley ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast. For lunch she ate 2 large servings of ground beef with marinara sauce on 2 large servings of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate cauliflower, and three servings of fruit salad.  First picture: Cal and Miles were asking to do some coloring early this morning so that's what we did. Atley and Nora were assisting them and giving them markers. Nice job of helping your friends girls!! Next picture: All 4 girls are in this picture and they were playing with the battery powered cars on the hardwood floors. As you can see in the picture Avi decided to add another dimension to their game; a human bridge. She's always thinking of something different to do! Always! Doing things the "normal way" - whatever that means - is boring. Haha. Last picture: The girls were all hard at work making something special for Linnea. We are scheduled to have a visit from Linnea tomorrow! Everyone has been excited and asking how ...

Atley had three servings of blueberry bagel and ate two servings of grapes for breakfast. For lunch she ate shrimp, two servings of brown rice, ate broccoli, and two servings of raspberries. So 5 out of 6 kids (not Avi) are eating their rice soaked in raspberry juice for this meal. They love it that way!! And that's what Atley and Nora did with their 2 servings of rice and raspberries! I'm gonna post this message here and then you'll probably see it 2 or 3 more times in the next two weeks. (Or until you tell me you read it! Ha!) There will NOT be any Blogs the week of May 10th. Lauralea is blessing me by keeping Little Treasures open that week so I can go to Louisiana. I'm flying out on May 8th and home on May 15th. Thank you SO much Lauralea! Next picture: Thank you Momma Molly for the wooden train set. Atley and Nora played with this for a LONG this morning; before and after breakfast. I had to get a picture of Avi in here too because she wasn't interested in it a...

Atley ate bran cereal and ate raisins for breakfast. For lunch she ate chicken, toasted whole wheat pita bread, no cucumbers, no avocado, and ate pears.  I want to mention that I (and Lauralea when she's around) have been working hard to help the three big girls use acceptable and appropriate ways to solve problems and disputes. This is obviously an ongoing challenge, but I think they're making some progress.  I took this first picture just moments after Atley arrived this morning. She immediately saw the toy exchange and put on this bonnet and bunny ears! I think we're a few weeks behind on Easter. Ha. Most of Atley's pictures are in the Preschool Room doing games and activities. Even though we did an exchange you can see in the first picture they were playing the same "feelings matching game." Did you notice Avi has no matches? Well she said she didn't want to play this round, just be an observer. Ha! You know how that went! Guess who was immediately in ...

Atley ate two large bowls of cream of wheat cereal and ate dried plums for breakfast. For lunch she ate chicken, two servings of brown rice, two servings of broccoli, and ate pineapple. At lunch the big girls were giving each other simple tips for a better life. Haha. For example Nora had this to offer; "when I sniff a lot it makes my ears unplugged!" And she followed it up with a demonstration. :)  This morning when Callahan arrived Atley told his Momma; "Hey Maddy, Cal's obsessed with vacuums." Haha. Atley has heard me say that phrase a few times. And it's pretty much true. At his Tutu and Grandpa's house he has to tell the vacuum bye every time. Here he has to tell the vacuum "good night vacuum" every day at nap time. Haha. First picture: Atley working on some architectural skills. :) These are actually made from a pretty cool material (I can't think of what it's called) and fun to work with. Following picture: Everyone, including th...