Our first vegetables from the Garden of Love

Taylor is soooo proud of her first tomato and cherry tomato! What a green thumb we have.

Frogs, Feet, Finger painting, fruit snacks and FUN!!!

Today was the letter F and I wasn't sure if I should post this story but if it will save a child from a potential accident then it is worth letting you all know that I am not supermom (I am crying just typing this out).  We started the day off with some Fun at the pool. The pool we go to when I am alone with the girls has a separate baby pool that is 1 1/2 feet deep and is very small so you can keep a good eye on the small ones. Taylor, the Fun- Fearless- Female we all know her to be, was having a blast swimming and playing with some toys including a Floating tube around her waist. I was watching her from the pool edge in a chair and was breastfeeding Chloe when another mom approached me to ask how old Chloe was. I took my eye off Taylor for a few seconds and as I was talking to the other mom I looked up to see Taylor struggling. The floating tube had gone around her thighs and knocked her feet from under her so she was floating face first in the water and was unable to get her feet under her. Her little face kept bobbing under the water as she tried to swim to the edge of the pool. I was able to hurdle over a few chairs and pull her out just in time. She was extremely scared crying and choking. After some hugs and a snack she is okay but this was so Frightening! So if you can learn from my mistake- please do not place your little ones in Floating tubes even when the water is 1 1/2 feet deep. So as the morning started out with a Frightening, Fearful moment we have finished off the day with some Fun! So for an F day I have to say- F**** the Frightening Float tubes as they can turn your Fun day into a Feared day!!!!!

love always, Amberly

Singing the Speckled frog song- Five little speckled frogs, sat on a great big log. Eating some delicious bugs, YUM YUM. One little speckled frog jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool and there were 4 little speckled frogs sitting on a log. Rib bit Rib bit!

Finger painting! Taylor said, this is like lotion. hee hee
Making puff paint socks after reading- Socks are a pocket for your toes
Feet painting
Oh boy was this fun or what!!!!
Dotting the letter F

Having Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Taylor and daddy and the flowers he brought for her and her first dance recital

Taylor warming up for her performance

Looking cute!

In her new dress that Brooke sent her! Sooooo cute

Taylor and Chloe modeling their new dresses

Monkey around

Taylor is a little dare devil and scares her mom often!

Taylor pretending to run a lemonade stand at the park

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Letter C

Starting out with some cheese and crackers. mmmmm

What a tasty snack!

The very hungry caterpillar eating through apples, pears, strawberries, plums and oranges! Then the caterpillar built a cocoon (he went into a brown paper sack) and turned into beautiful butterfly (I pulled a butterfly that I had previously stashed in the paper bag out). Taylor was sooooo impressed we had to do it three times. Each time she was amazed!!!

A caterpillar bookmark was our craft

Our favorite C was our baby sister Chloe!

Cuddling with Chloe!!!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?

The Letter B

Enjoying a Blueberry smoothie, Buttered popcorn and blueberries

Creating my Butterfly with fingerpaint, pompoms, pipecleaners and GLUE

Here is my Butterfly

First Day of Home Preschool

After some major whining and acting out since the birth of Chloe we decided to start doing some home preschool with Taylor. Here is our first day! Today's letter is "A"

This is our preschool area of the house

Practicing with the glue

Adding glue and sparkles to the airplane.

Cooking lesson of the day was "Apple Crisp"

Finding things around the house and neighborhood that started with the letter A we found daddy's alarm clock

My Adirondack chair

Our Address

An Ant!

At the end of the day Taylor said "this fun, thanks mom!" and it just made my whole day and all the planning worth it so on to the letter B tomorrow. Watch out for bears, bugs, and boats because we have a fun day planned!

I have been neglecting the blog!!!

Taylor playing mommy with her babydoll upside down in the shopping cart. At least she has a blanket on her and a helmet on in case of any grocery accidents. hahaha

Taylor giving Chloe her first bottle as she has been asking to give Chloe a bottle since the day we got home from the hospital!

Having an after tennis snack!

Happy Birthday to mommy!

I think Taylor and James must have dipped their fingers in some sugar!

Chloe resting on mommy's lap

Taylor, Chloe and mommy! Can you see Chloe tucked away in the Moby?

Pizza and whipped cream face! Yummy, can you tell dad was in charge of the menu?