A place to share our day to day thoughts, and a peek into our life in a household with four children.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A little early for costumes, but...
Monday, September 20, 2010
A new year of CCE
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A day at the Children's Museum with the Whisnant Boys.
Colin and Amelia, checking each other out.
Gregory in the driver's seat...hmmmm....
Two very cute lab techs.
Face painting for our kids was actually mirror painting and cleaning.
Who do these silly boys look like?
Exciting day for Colin! What a good baby.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Gregory's first day of SPARK
Yesterday was Gregory's first day of Spark. It's a preschool program, provided by our school district. I had never heard of this program before this year, but I'm now thankful we've found it. The lesson was focusing on starting school, with a couple of books about school and a craft.
The morning began with the first part of the craft, water colors! Gregory really liked painting the school house. He painted the whole thing a very artistic shade of black!
They then took a break for circle time, which included songs and stories. Gregory wasn't too thrilled, and of course, I couldn't understand why my usually social boy was suddenly unsocial. I told myself it was a new place, too many people, difficult for him to transition, etc. He later told me that he really wanted to play in the kitchen. One day I'll learn to read the three year old mind!
Then it was back to the table for cutting out the school house and pasting it to a sheet of construction paper. On the back, he practiced writing his name.
Here is a picture of Gregory with one of the teachers, Mrs. Gregory!
Gregory's artwork is hanging proudly in the kitchen, and he said he loved school and wanted to go back today. I hope that means that he'll love our next scheduled class on Monday!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
So what were you doing on Saturday morning....
Friday, September 3, 2010
Johnson Family Visit
Today was quite a fun day. An impromptu family gathering because we were all in the same place, at the same time. Thankfully, with the help of our neighbor, we were able to capture the whole crew. (my grandma, my parents, my sister and her family, and my family)
Mary Claire got a math workbook, and couldn't be happier. Jeff commented that she would have been content to sit there all night and finish it
The kids are always happy to see the Benny kids. Catherine and Collin are only 11 weeks apart and usually have a fun time together.
Grandma and all 10 of her great grandchildren!
(Back L to R: Gregory, Josiah, Collin, Grandma, Mary Claire, Catherine, Gabrielle.
Front L to R: Connor, Amelia, Alysabelle, Adelle)