Potty Training Update

I told Caden that when we got back from vacation we would practice tee-teeing in the potty.  Well today is day 3 and WOW I am very impressed with his progress.  Read below about our game plan.  

Our game plan:  I have left Caden with just a t-shirt on for the past 3 days.  It works very well for him because he can visually see when he tee-tees.  He then knows that it is time to go potty. Yes, there is a lot of cleaning at first (we have wood floor so it is very easy to clean), by day 2 he tee-tee a very little amount on the floor and knew it was time to finish on the potty.  Today, which is day 3 he is wearing his underwear and now understands the need to go and goes to the potty before he tee-tees.  I am also using a free potty chart.  Everytime he tee-tees in the potty he gets a sticker on the chart.  After 5 stickers he gets a prize.

I have only gone two places in the last 3 days.  For our 1st day of potty training we went to Grandparents house and he did not want to potty there so we wore a diaper.  Day 2 we went to the library and he wore a diaper but as soon as we got home we took off his diaper.  Day 3 we went to Target to get him his prize and he did not want to wear a diaper he wanted to wear underwear.  Yeahhh!  So now is the hard part...bowel training.

I hope this helps for anyone that is potty training or thinking about potty training.  I have not pushed him, I actually kind of leave him (not stressing him out) alone and let him do it on his time (I think that is why it works well to not wear any underwear or diaper at home).  I just leave the potty out in the living room so he can see it (along with his potty training chart).      

Spanish- 0, 1, 2, and 3

For learning spanish I showed Caden number flashcards and we also used this online game.

Magnetic Circles

With this activity we talked about circles and also about magnets.  I gave Caden a few objects to see if they would stick to the magnets.

Circle spin Art

Circle spin art was very fun for both kids.  I love when things work out that way!:)  I got this idea from Preschool by Stormie.  With this project we talked about circles and also sung "It's a Circle"

Name Sticks

I found this lesson from Preschool by Stormie.  I put Caden's, Mommy's, Daddy's, and Hannah's name on a stick.  We threw them up in the air and Caden had to find his name.  He defiantly enjoyed throwing them in the air.

Creation Lesson- God Created Light, Water, Sky and Air

I figured now is a great time to add Bible lessons in our curriculum.  I tried a while back but couldn't find a lesson that Caden could do and understand.  Now I found one.  I got this worksheet from ABC Jesus Loves Me.

Number 0,1,2

We placed bugs on all the 0's we saw.

I went in the kitchen to get something and came back and Caden had drawn the number 0....Mommy was so proud!

Today we are focusing on the number 0 and I put numbers on a calendar and had Caden place bugs on all the zeros he saw.  

Mommy School on Vacation! Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark

We made a seaweed house.  One of the fish in the book made their house out of seaweed.

Play-doe fun with fish and scissors.

I came up with this one on my own.  I printed out a map of The Gulf of Mexico and had Caden glue fish pictures in the water.

Coloring the water on the map.

We even had a little Mommy School on vacation!  He kept asking me for some activities so I brought some just in case.  Sure enough he did all of them.

What a Great Vacation!!!

Nonna and little Miss Diva!

Daddy and Caden

Hannah trying to swim like her big brother!

Caden floating on his back!

I swear this kid jumped off the side at least 100 times.  So full of energy!!! :)

Me and my kiddos!

Paw-Paw and Caden

Paw-Paw and Caden

Hannah playing peek-a-boo in the cabinets.

Our view!

The best park every in downtown Corpus Christi.

They loved playing on the balcony. 

Family Picture:)

As Caden would say, "Biggggggg Shark"!

They stood and watched the shark for about 20 minutes!

Caden could not decide if he wanted to touch the hermit crab.

I love this picture...the whole time we were at The Aquarium she just pointed at everything. :)

Still looking at the sharks!

We had such a great time on our vacation to Corpus Christi!  The last few vacations we have been on have been so much work for me and my husband, it is like we needed a vacation from our vacation.  Having the kids so close together makes vacations a little tough right now.  I do have to say this vacation was I hope a beginning to many more fun ones like this one.  

I have so many great pictures it was so hard to chose my favorites.  I hope you enjoy!!!   

A few things before we go on Vacation!

We have been working on The United States of America Puzzle from Melissa and Doug.

I pulled out Upper case and lower case matching cards.

We did random things today because I am spending most of the day packing for our Vacation!!!!  Yeah!!!!

Starting our Vacation Early

I will not be posting this week....we will be on VACATION!!!!  It has been a long time since we have been on vacation since the kids are so close in age (1 1/2 years apart).  We may need a vacation once we get back.lol

Changed Blog Layout

Ok, so I changed my blog layout about 4 or 5 times and finally found what I like.  Oh my gosh, it took forever, especially since I didn't know what I was doing and that I have a mac computer and used Powerpoint to add  text to my banner.  I love my mac but some of the free editing programs only have pc downloads except for gimp but I am missing something on my computer in order to download it.  Needless to say I won't be changing my layout for a while. lol  

Great Animal Websites with games, activities and more!

I found two wonderful animal resources.  Click on the links and let me know what you think!:)  Enjoy!:)

1. National Geographic Kids
2. Jungle Walk

New Blog Layout and I need help with Banner

So I finally had time to change my blog layout.  Hope you like it!!!  I got it from The Cutest Blog on the Block.  The only problem I am having is putting my blog title in the header.  Last time I was able to do it from photoshop but this time it is not working.  Any suggestions?????  Thank you!!!:)

Lava Bottle, Discovery Bottle and Oh, Science Activity Books

Lava Bottle

Lava Bottle

Discovery Bottle

Discovery Bottle

I got these cute ideas from this site.  Caden loves to do things with his hands so I just went on a search for some hands on activities.  Of course he loves doing crafts but he also likes pouring things and making things.  So I figured this would be perfect.  He did enjoy the activity so I am looking forward to more.  Oh, and boy did I find more when me and my good friend Elsie (check out her blog) went to the Homeschool Convention and found these great hands on science activity books for PreK-2nd grade.   Check out their site and see a sample activity.  You will love it!

One Duck Stuck- To Which Habitat Do I Belong?

Sand (Desert Habitat)

Grass (forest or meadow habitat)

Water (water habitat)

Sorting the animals in the correct habitat.

Hannah loved eating the ducks!

To Which Habitat Do I Belong?- We collected 3 plastic containers and filled one with grass, one with water, and one with sand.  I explained to Caden that every animal has it's own habitat (place in nature where an animal normally lives).  The grass is for animals that live in forests and meadows, the sand is for animals that live in the desert, and the water for animals that live in water.  So we pulled out each animal one by one and placed it in their correct habitat. 

One Duck Stuck- Counting Legs

Counting legs-I printed out the number cards provided by The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.  I had a basket with different animals.  I had Caden pull out the animal and we counted their legs and had him figure out what number card matched the amount of legs the animal or insect had.  It was so cute to see him count...1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, etc.  He used to skip 3, now he says 3 but forgets 4...so cute!