Morgan all of her cantaloupe and thirds on French bread at breakfast. At lunch she ate thirds on dried mangoes and all of her squash, biscuit and turkey.
Morgan and Emily sat in the yellow chair together and read books for bout 15 minutes straight this morning. It is really cute to watch them because the visit with each other, point to things in their own book or the others. Or just read or sing to each other or self.
Morgan and Kenzie started playing with the stuffed animals briefly, but were soon in conflict so I moved Kenzie to the other side. Then Morgan and Emily played in the igloo conflict free the rest of the big room play time.
Morgan notices the snow coming down outside and asked if we could "do that"' pointing to the weather wheel. We did and then reviewed many of our sign language signs. It is amazing how many of them she remembers, even when it has been quite some time since we have done them.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
12/5/12
Morgan didn't want to eat breakfast here. She said she had already had cereal at home.
Morgan and Emily sat on the big yellow chair and read and discussed books together again. They do it almost every morning now,
Kenzie and Riley didn't come until close to lunch and Morgan kept asking me when Kenzie was coming over and over. The can't live with each other and can't live without either. : )
Morgan started a chase game with Emily where they would announce "Oh no! An alligator coming!" and race around the rowdy side of the big room.
Morgan had one incident where she knocked Mia over with a book because she didn't want her close to her. I really don't think she does it to be mean to her--just a reaction.
She and Emily were very engaged playing with the keys and phones in the work shops while using the work benches.
Morgan and Emily sat on the big yellow chair and read and discussed books together again. They do it almost every morning now,
Kenzie and Riley didn't come until close to lunch and Morgan kept asking me when Kenzie was coming over and over. The can't live with each other and can't live without either. : )
Morgan started a chase game with Emily where they would announce "Oh no! An alligator coming!" and race around the rowdy side of the big room.
Morgan had one incident where she knocked Mia over with a book because she didn't want her close to her. I really don't think she does it to be mean to her--just a reaction.
She and Emily were very engaged playing with the keys and phones in the work shops while using the work benches.
12/4/12
Morgan wanted me to read to her first thing this morning, but I was busy putting Noah to bed and helping a couple other kiddos with something. She then asked Trisha to read. Trisha read until time to leave to take Coral to school. Emily joined them and they both loved it! Trisha has to have Micala to school by 7:50 and Coral can't be there that early, so they hang out here for about 20 minutes ever morning.
Morgan and Kenzie played together and alongside of each other in the box basically from the time Kenzie arrived until breakfast. I put a work bench in each side of the box so they had their own work shops, but they chose to share one and actually did so very congenially. Kenzie calls it her "shop".
Morgan was "doing cutting" with the pliers on the doll blankets today. I think she was pretending to fix something from listening to she and Kenzie's conversation. Kenzie kept asking her if it was ready. : )
Reid was here all day and I had less time to focus on and take notes. Sorry so short.
Morgan and Kenzie played together and alongside of each other in the box basically from the time Kenzie arrived until breakfast. I put a work bench in each side of the box so they had their own work shops, but they chose to share one and actually did so very congenially. Kenzie calls it her "shop".
Morgan was "doing cutting" with the pliers on the doll blankets today. I think she was pretending to fix something from listening to she and Kenzie's conversation. Kenzie kept asking her if it was ready. : )
Reid was here all day and I had less time to focus on and take notes. Sorry so short.
12/3/12
Morgan ate about half of her cereal and craisins at breakfast.
Gary Grumpy Bear "heart bear" this morning. Morgan corrected him, "I see 'em on TV. It's Grumpy Bear! She didn't want to share him with any of the kiddos this morning, so grumpy bear had to take a break above the garage.
Kenzie asked if we could go to the back rooms and I told her "after a while" because the babies were sleeping in both back rooms. Morgan instantly came back with " crocodile". It took me a minutes to realize she was finishing the saying"after a while, crocodile. : )
I got out the work benches today and put one in each section of the box and ne outside of the box also so the babies could explore them too. I had three of the bigger kiddos on one side and four on the other. They all did such a great job of switching when it was time to let the kiddos on the other side play with them.
Morgan and Kenzie were singing and obviously mad up some new words to and old song. they sang "And on this farm they had a mouse, with a "mouse-sca, do and a mouse-sca, do." I am not sure, but I think Morgan made it up and Kenzie ran with it!
Gary Grumpy Bear "heart bear" this morning. Morgan corrected him, "I see 'em on TV. It's Grumpy Bear! She didn't want to share him with any of the kiddos this morning, so grumpy bear had to take a break above the garage.
Kenzie asked if we could go to the back rooms and I told her "after a while" because the babies were sleeping in both back rooms. Morgan instantly came back with " crocodile". It took me a minutes to realize she was finishing the saying"after a while, crocodile. : )
I got out the work benches today and put one in each section of the box and ne outside of the box also so the babies could explore them too. I had three of the bigger kiddos on one side and four on the other. They all did such a great job of switching when it was time to let the kiddos on the other side play with them.
Morgan and Kenzie were singing and obviously mad up some new words to and old song. they sang "And on this farm they had a mouse, with a "mouse-sca, do and a mouse-sca, do." I am not sure, but I think Morgan made it up and Kenzie ran with it!
Friday, November 30, 2012
11/30/12
Morgan ate all of her raisins and malt-o-meal and wanted more. She then asked, "well then, can I eat the rest of Kenzie's?" Needless to say, we found some that hadn't been eaten out of already. : )
Morgan wiped her melt-down up when I told her she could only go wave at the window if she wasn't screaming. She did start back up again after you drove off but the intensity was less. She was totally done after about 10 minutes. She stayed on my lap cuddling with me long after the tantrum was over and acted just exhausted.
Morgan and Joslyn got a whole stack of books and took them to the table. Morgan said they were "playing pay". From observing I believe that means they are pretending to check the books out at a store. Morgan would wave the book back in forth in front of her (as if scanning it) then hand it to Joslyn like she was the customer. They switched roles after a while.
Morgan and Kenzie were doing some cooking and baking dramatic play for quite some time congenially. When I limit the access to each other by having them play a part for a while each morning, they seem to play better when they do get to be together.
Morgan wiped her melt-down up when I told her she could only go wave at the window if she wasn't screaming. She did start back up again after you drove off but the intensity was less. She was totally done after about 10 minutes. She stayed on my lap cuddling with me long after the tantrum was over and acted just exhausted.
Morgan and Joslyn got a whole stack of books and took them to the table. Morgan said they were "playing pay". From observing I believe that means they are pretending to check the books out at a store. Morgan would wave the book back in forth in front of her (as if scanning it) then hand it to Joslyn like she was the customer. They switched roles after a while.
Morgan and Kenzie were doing some cooking and baking dramatic play for quite some time congenially. When I limit the access to each other by having them play a part for a while each morning, they seem to play better when they do get to be together.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
11/29/12
Morgan ate seconds on cinnamon raisin muffins and all of her blueberries at breakfast. At lunch Morgan ate thirds on saltines and everything else -- canned chicken on saltines, broccoli and canned cherries.
Morgan loves it when Trisha lets the kiddos sit on the couch and look at her keys. She has several cool things on her key ring other than just keys. She had a couple different key lights (mini flashlights), a dice key ring, a round one and several others. The kiddos love looking at them and whoever is here in the morning will sit on the couch and take turns.
She asked for Christmas music when Emily asked me to put some music on. She especially liked it when Jingle Bells and Rudolf came on.
They have started having a very rowdy session first thing every morning, which is a little challenging with other families coming and our attention needs to be in two places. We let them burn off a little steam until either it gets too loud or too rowdy and we are afraid someone will get hurt.
It amazes me how much the kiddos still love playing with the giant bear. We have named him Goliath. They play in, on , under and around him for many minutes every day and just don't see to get tired of it. She and Joslyn were playing on him today a little too closely and crazily. They ended up bonking heads and Morgan just knew Joslyn had hurt her on purpose! I had to really work to convince her that it wasn't.
Morgan, Joslyn and Kenzie were all involved in some pretty elaborate dramatic play today. One of the things they were doing cracked me up. They were going to banker Joslyn to get "money for the basketball game and the ticket". Morgan said she was giving Joslyn the "card" to get money with! It's a whole new era in dramatic play! : )
Morgan wanted to go play in the back room by herself about ten minutes before we were ready to head back. When we got back there she had made a great creation with the Duplos. She greeted us with it in hand, saying, "I don't know what it is, but I did it!" Kenzie immediately started asking her to help her make one. At first Morgan said she couldn't because she was "busy", but the next time Kenzie asked, she told her, "sure, I can" and helped her start putting them together.
Morgan loves it when Trisha lets the kiddos sit on the couch and look at her keys. She has several cool things on her key ring other than just keys. She had a couple different key lights (mini flashlights), a dice key ring, a round one and several others. The kiddos love looking at them and whoever is here in the morning will sit on the couch and take turns.
She asked for Christmas music when Emily asked me to put some music on. She especially liked it when Jingle Bells and Rudolf came on.
They have started having a very rowdy session first thing every morning, which is a little challenging with other families coming and our attention needs to be in two places. We let them burn off a little steam until either it gets too loud or too rowdy and we are afraid someone will get hurt.
It amazes me how much the kiddos still love playing with the giant bear. We have named him Goliath. They play in, on , under and around him for many minutes every day and just don't see to get tired of it. She and Joslyn were playing on him today a little too closely and crazily. They ended up bonking heads and Morgan just knew Joslyn had hurt her on purpose! I had to really work to convince her that it wasn't.
Morgan, Joslyn and Kenzie were all involved in some pretty elaborate dramatic play today. One of the things they were doing cracked me up. They were going to banker Joslyn to get "money for the basketball game and the ticket". Morgan said she was giving Joslyn the "card" to get money with! It's a whole new era in dramatic play! : )
Morgan wanted to go play in the back room by herself about ten minutes before we were ready to head back. When we got back there she had made a great creation with the Duplos. She greeted us with it in hand, saying, "I don't know what it is, but I did it!" Kenzie immediately started asking her to help her make one. At first Morgan said she couldn't because she was "busy", but the next time Kenzie asked, she told her, "sure, I can" and helped her start putting them together.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
11/28/12
Morgan ate a bite of peaches and all of her biscuit at breakfast. At lunch she ate thirds on baked beans and all of her dinner roll, pineapple, and corn.
Morgan was being very sweet this morning multiple times. One example is when she had a doll in her hands and she asked Kenzie if she wanted to touch her and then said, "that would be alright".
Morgan has been doing a lot of pretend crying for the dolls lately. Sometimes I have to look to see what is happening in order to tell if she is really crying or just play crying. It is so realistic.
Morgan has really become interested in the time and clock. Gary has been working with her, at her initiative. It initially started with her asking when mom and dad were coming to pick her up, but today it was over when we were goIng to switch to the back room. She actually seems to get the concept, which is VERY unusual for her age. That usually doesn't start happening until somewhere between 4 & 6. It will probably become increasing later as digital replaces clocks with hands.
Morgan and Joslyn were playing a form of hide and seek with one of the dolls. The thing that cracks us up is that as soon as the seeker starts looking for it, the hider always tells them where they hid it. Silly kiddos!
Kenzie and Morgan enjoyed playing with the little people airplanes, cars and parking garage in the one back room and in and around the building I helped them make with the big interlocking blocks in the other. They were cracking me up! They would stand on the edge of it and announce loudly, "Boys and gentlemen!" then jump into the middle of it. Gary will occasionally announce "ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages, welcome to the Sanks circus!" for whatever reason. I guess that was their interpretation of it! : )
Morgan was being very sweet this morning multiple times. One example is when she had a doll in her hands and she asked Kenzie if she wanted to touch her and then said, "that would be alright".
Morgan has been doing a lot of pretend crying for the dolls lately. Sometimes I have to look to see what is happening in order to tell if she is really crying or just play crying. It is so realistic.
Morgan has really become interested in the time and clock. Gary has been working with her, at her initiative. It initially started with her asking when mom and dad were coming to pick her up, but today it was over when we were goIng to switch to the back room. She actually seems to get the concept, which is VERY unusual for her age. That usually doesn't start happening until somewhere between 4 & 6. It will probably become increasing later as digital replaces clocks with hands.
Morgan and Joslyn were playing a form of hide and seek with one of the dolls. The thing that cracks us up is that as soon as the seeker starts looking for it, the hider always tells them where they hid it. Silly kiddos!
Kenzie and Morgan enjoyed playing with the little people airplanes, cars and parking garage in the one back room and in and around the building I helped them make with the big interlocking blocks in the other. They were cracking me up! They would stand on the edge of it and announce loudly, "Boys and gentlemen!" then jump into the middle of it. Gary will occasionally announce "ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages, welcome to the Sanks circus!" for whatever reason. I guess that was their interpretation of it! : )
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