Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Toddler Tuesdays And Other Fun With My Babes

Mommy School this month was full of love and learning!! With our weather being so crazy we had a lot of sick days, but here is a glimpse of some of our fun!

Here is some learning fun:

 ABC Look at Me!! This month we have been working very hard on our alphabet books. We are making number books at Ms Gina's too.

A is for "ants" and "apples"
B is for "birds"
C is for "car tracks"
D is for "dots"
E is for "eggshells"
F is for "finger painting"






 For activities we have been practicing colors and letters.

Letter matching with magnets: The little ones pick a letter magnet from inside a wipes container and match it to its corresponding letter sharpied onto a cookie sheet. Saw something similar on pinterest when L was about 18 months old. It is his absolute favorite, still, and even baby Evan loves it!!



Letter matching with spray bottles:  Toddlers love playing with spray bottles! I use sidewalk chalk  to write letters, have them pick foam bath letters out of a small tub, and they  match them up. When they make the match they get to spray their letter with the water. A big hit! and yes, pinterest tweaked inspiration!


 Color matching with muffin tins: All ya need are some colored objects and paper-colored circles at the bottom of a muffin tin. This week we used bear counters.
take one


take two..there ya go boys :) 
 Some Love:
heart stamps  with toilet paper rolls..easy peasy!

 Fun heart hats!
 Symmetry hearts....we told them to have their heart give itself a hug for the fold :)  We also made snowmen since our friends missed the first one and also, some valentines with foam hearts and stickers ;)
 We made these darling prints when Lawrence was a babe at a friends play date. I wanted to recreate it with Evan. Turned out so sweet ;)

oops! Think mine is a little too big Momma! 
Lawrence and I also had some fun with some potions!!!  Baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring...ALWAYS a great time!!! and very messy!




 I also found an interesting color experiment using milk, food coloring, and dish soap...the soap at the end of a q-tip makes the colors dance. It's a short-lived experiment, but pretty cool. L liked it, but was way more into being messy with the milk concoction :)


So serious! :) 












Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Loving February: My Big Boys

Snow, Big Boy Beds, and Art...Oh My!!
We have been pretty busy this month and there are still a couple weeks left. Nonnie and Poppo will be here next week and we can not wait!!!!!







It's been snowing a lot (3 times ) counting today. That's a lot for S. AZ... I'm really hoping it warms up before my parents get here. Wouldn't that stink!!


We've been having fun doing projects for Valentines Day , too!
EVAN :) 

I love you!

Made his a little too big 

Making dinner for Dada


Making Valentines for his friends








Turning two has started a whole array of newness for Lawrence. He is embracing his new responsibilities as a big boy and enjoying his new found freedoms, too.  We recently converted his crib into a "toddler bed" which resulted in putting a gate on his door. This is something we literally went back and forth on.... and after about night three we realized it was safer to leave it up. He eventually got used to it and I think he kinda likes it now. We know he is safe in his room and we don't have to worry that he might roam the house or God forbid get out of it while we are asleep. YIKES!!



Random Cuteness Alert!!!

Everything super hero is BIG!!

His first name trace :) 


New rocker from Great Grandma Agnes!!!
 Love how they love each other!!!



peek-a-boo!!