December 19, 2010



This is what we have been up to this week. 

Reading in Justin's room.



Santa puppets

 

Busy with trains, blocks, and play food, and dinosaurs.

Snowman gift tags for goodies we are giving people.

Wreaths

Painting the stockings was fun, but we had some frustration issues with cotton balls getting stuck on our hands while we were gluing them on.  Didn't have that problem with the beards.  Go figure.

I think their Christmas trees turned out nicely.  They were topped off by stars that Grandma sent.

Ryan thinks it is hysterical to listen to Grandma read to him in this Hallmark book.  I had to put the book up high and require only supervised readings because he was taking it everywhere with him and being less than careful.

Sorting bugs and counting them.



More bug fun.



December 6, 2010

Justin (and therefore Ryan) have been really into drawing and coloring lately.  The papers are quickly forgotten and soon after disposed of in the trash.  They haven't been anything special in my eyes or the boys', so out they go!

Our "school" has become very loose and flexible  We have been playing a lot with legos, blocks, and Thomas trains.  We have been busy outside with the water table, dinosaurs, bubbles, and chalk.  Rob put in some grass and the boys are loving it.

Soon we should have some Christmas projects to post.  Going through my school stuff I found that I had more Kwanzaa and Hanukkah stuff than Christmas stuff.  Oops!  Fine to have a balance in school, but I think we will stick to Christmas crafts this year since we don't have any friends here who celebrate Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.

Ornaments from Michael's Crafts that Justin colored.

Christmas story with the Fisher Price nativity set.  Looks like Mary is missing again.  Sigh.

This advent calendar has a scripture to read and an activity (ie, show your brother you care by sharing) for each day in December.

Extend the Christmas pattern with foam beads from Oriental Trading Company.

Justin likes to help me wrap presents and then give Ryan hints about what he will be receiving for Christmas.  Ryan is oblivious.

Some of the books we have been reading.

More books.  Ryan has been into Chicka Chicka Boom Boom so we tried Chicka Chicka 123.  Not as big of a hit for him, but Justin is amused.

Chasing bubbles from the bubble train and drawing with chalk in the shade.

Running through the sprinkler on our new grass. :)

Following directions to decorate the tree.  Justin complained that I started too many sentences with "glue".