"The Old Man Has Snoring"

Hee hee , I remember my parents singing this song to us and we loved it!

"It's raining , it's pouring, the old man is snoring. 

He went to bed, and bumped his head, and couldn't get up in the morning"

Lawrence sings it as "the old man has snoring" :)  .... while teaching I came across the book and it had silly little song rhymes that followed..for when it snows and is windy... super cute and the boys love it!

During July and August we have what is dramatically called "Monsoon Season" here in the desert. It is basically, the only time we get steady rain fall the entire year. The boys love all the "action" which is why we've focused a lot on learning about the weather this month. 

We definitely can't complain about the sunshine that adorns us 90% of the year, but it is always so nice to have rain!!

Here's some pictures of us learning about rain and storms:

 TORNADOES IN A JAR 

IT'S RAINING-GETCHA UMREYA MOM!

"So How Was Your Day Today?"

"So How Was Your Day Today?" This has become a routine question from Lawrence, multiple times a day...when I'm waiting for him to finish going potty, when we are eating, or just hanging around. I absolutely adore how he knows how to hold conversations. He is still the most empathetic little guy, too. Always, playing scenarios in his head of how to treat others and how he might feel....he'll ask me "How would I feel, mom, if my friend threw that ball at me...happy? or sad?..what do you think?"   I am amazed everyday at how well he rationalizes and of his incredible memory. He's such a cool little guy ;) 

Here's some pics of us having very good days! :) 

TEACHING EVAN

LEARNING ABOUT RAIN & CLOUDS 

(get ready to see Evan having the 

BEST TIME EVER!!!) 

RAINDROP SUN CATCHERS..LOOKED WAY CUTER IN PERSON )

WHERE THEY SNUGGLED UP WHEN I TOLD THEM "2 MINUTES UNTIL NAP TIME" ;) 

Keeping Busy and Having a Ball

Lawrence's First Movie

We waited until this moment right here to tell him! He was so excited.

  He did great! Larry said at one point Lawrence stood up in his chair,grabbed the back of the seat in front of him & yelled 

"Go,Dusty,Go!" 

 Buckle in Batman!

A sneak peak @ Lawrence Birthday! 

I Heart Projects...even messy ones

A fun (for L) but pinterest, project fail....if you see the "sun catcher's from lids project"...I advise no :)

Yummy Ice Cream

..def. not Emack's, but yummy....speaking of....

the secrets out...Van Ryns will be back in ILLINOIS in a couple weeks!!!!!!!!!!

Hello August- First Day Back to Mommy School

I'm so excited to have Mommy School back . This time it's every Wednesday morning :) 

Mr. Sun and Ice melting experiment. 

For our first class back we had fun learning about Mr. Sun and how he makes us hot and melts ice. We got messy mixing red and yellow paint to make orange suns and had fun practicing with scissors. We are all color identifying experts, too! They watched the sun melt their colored ice cubes into pans of oil. It was neat to see little colored bubbles form and mix together! The little guys were in on all the action and especially enjoyed snack time I am so proud of these guys today. They sat at the carpet for a long time learning about the calendar, singing, jumping, and listening to a story!! It was a great morning!! As always, couldn't have done it without the fantastic mommy help!!

Number Correlation~ Making suns

  Melting colored ice into pans of baby oil

I didn't get any photos of monkeys doing art...way too messy! :) 

  Here are Evan and Lawrence's finished projects