Gymnastics July 2010

This is our 3rd week of gymnastics and the kids are doing great!  Well....the first time Caden would not participate at all because he had to be in a different class then Hannah.  So I was able to get them in the same class and now he participates.  The second time Hannah didn't participate she stayed in her instructors arms the entire time.  These pictures were taken the third time and both participated the entire time!!!:)))  They even waited their turn, you can see in the background Caden waiting while it is Hannah's turn!

The teacher tells them to say, "Ta Da" when they raise their arms!  So cute!!

"Ta Da"

 

Caden loves to jump, land and then roll onto the mat!

My little monkey!

 She loves the bars!

Fourth of July 2010

We visited some good friends for the 4th this year and had a great time!  The kids really enjoyed themselves too!!:))  They played on the trampoline and a jeep that they just couldn't stop riding.  We also watched fireworks for the first time....well I should say we waited for fireworks!  They were suppose to come on at 9:20pm and they didn't start until 10:15pm.  Hannah was asleep by then...and Caden saw them out the car window while on the way home, which probably worked out better because he was so worried about how loud they were going to be when the show started. 

Clifford Counts Bubbles cont.

Clifford Counts Bubbles

Sponge Stamping- I cut circles out of sponges.  Then I poured blue and white paint on a paper plate and then showed the kids how to dip their sponge in the paint and then stamp onto their papers to make bubbles.

Butterflies- In the story their is a butterfly that 4 bubbles float by.  I instructed the kids to color their butterfly.  Hannah did not want to and Caden colored his.  He said he wanted to color a rainbow on it (Caden's butterfly is the top one and Hannah's is the bottom one.)  After they colored their butterfly then I had them dot paint 4 blue dots on the butterfly.  Of course, they could not stop themselves!

Honeybees- For the honeybee I drew 2 circles and and 2 ovals for the honeybees body.  Caden cut out his (his is the top honeybee).  Then I drew 4 ovals for the honeybees wings.  Caden cut out the stripes and Hannah tried to cut stripes but they were just too small to put on her honeybee.  The kids added eyes and I had them draw a smile.

Clifford Counts Bubbles

It has been a while since we have done Mommy School.  Today we did an activity from The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.  We always have so much fun with that curriculum.  Both kids are always interested!:))

We started out day off with our Mommy School Slide Show (click the link below to watch it).  It is a power point presentation that I use for our circle time.  We sing a Choo Choo song, pray, discuss the day, month, date, year, and weather.  Then we sing the Days of the Week song, 12 Months in a Year song.  After circle time is over I read our story of the week.  Today it is Clifford Counts Bubbles.  After story time we sing a Bubble song and then do some activities.

Weather

Mommy Slide Show Presentation

Hannah is learning how to use scissors.

 The kids cut out red pieces of paper and glued them to a dog printout provided by The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.

Then we blew bubbles.  I poured some purple paint in the bubble container and the kids blew bubbles on a piece of paper.

Clifford Counts Bubbles Mommy School Presentation

Vacation with Hubby and Friends

Last weekend Aaron and I had our first vacation away from the kids for 2 nights in a row.  It was the first time to be away from them.  We had such a wonderful time with our best friends!!!  Wished the weekend was longer!!!:)

New Braunfels 2010

We have taken a summer break from school and are having a blast!  The beginning of June we took a camping trip to New Braunfels, Texas and went to Sea World and Schlitterbaun.  It was a very scary trip in the beginning.  We got to New Braunfels late on a Tuesday night and the weather was not good.  Rain, thunder, and lightning allllllll night.  I kept looking outside periodically to check if there was any flooding because the rain did not stop.  The kids slept through the entire thunderstorm surprising enough.  Morning finally came and we got to take a look outside.  Hardly any puddles and a fairly nice morning.  So then we called my sister, she was staying a couple exits down the freeway on the Quadalupe River.  She asked if we were ok because she saw campers and people going down the river and noticed the river rose about 10 feet.  Well thank God we were all safe.  What a horrible storm!:(((

As the vacation went on we went to Sea World and had a blast with the kids.  I love the fact that there is a water park in Sea World.  So we watched some shows in the morning and after lunch we went to the water park area.

Once Schlitterbaun opened (it was closed due to the flooding) we spent the day there.  They only had one of the parks opened and a few attractions in another part.  The kids had a blast playing in the water all day.  I do have to say that is the first wonderful vacation we have had in a while, even though it started off rough!!!!!:))))))

Tuesday evening we had plan to leave for our trip well Caden took it upon himself to pack his own things Monday night.  He packed his rain boots, rain coat, Lightening McQueen backpack with his cars and books, monkey, and flip flops.  

We asked Caden...What about your clothes?  He said, "I have them on!"  I also asked, Why do you need your rain gear?  Well that night we watched a show that showed how they make RV's and after they make them they run it through a car wash to check for leaking.  Caden knew we were staying in an RV too and he thought we would be going through a car wash too!!!!  Good thing he brought them since because of the storm.

Caden helping Paw-Paw fix the wheel on the camper, it had a flat.

This is my side of the family.  My brother on the left, My Mom, Dad, Me, Hannah, Caden and My Hubby.