Flaked out!

Nora fell asleep watching a video before bed last night, and I just thought that her positioning was so funny! In this picture it's like an illusion to tell which way she is actually laying!

Family Literacy Day

We went to the library this afternoon for Family Literacy Day. There were soooo many people there! I wish we had got a picture of the crowd of kids all sitting on the floor...it was packed nearly wall to wall. They had a magician named PJ Pajamas (he was very funny!), a Robert Munsch story, "Pigs", was read by a local radio personality (he did a great job!), and the library's new mascot was introduced. Levi loved the puppy! Nora liked it too, but was shy to go up to it, until about her fourth attempt, and then she talked to it and gave it a high five. Levi hugged it quite a few times! (I'm calling the puppy an "it" because it has no name yet...there's a contest for the best name) Then there were goodie bags and cookies and milk for the kids. It was a fun time, and beautiful weather to go out in today!

4 Foot Ice Cream Cone!

During Levi's naptime in the afternoon each day, Nora and I learn a different letter. Today was the letter "I". She really enjoyed the ice cream cone craft today, so I thought I'd share the pictures with you all.
There are so many great websites to print out worksheets and crafts. Here's some of my favorites:
www.first-school.ws/INDEX.HTM
www.dltk-kids.com/
www.abcteach.com/index.html

January Update

It's been a while since I blogged, because we've been fairly busy lately. I filled the owner's shoes at the flower shop, while she enjoyed a vacation in Mexico for 2 weeks with her family. Curtis's mom came here to take care of the kids, which was so awesome! It was a busy couple of weeks, and now it's nice to be getting back to a normal routine.

Nora put most of her hair clips in her hair the other day, then she clipped them all to the sides of her blanket!

Today was Nora's first day at "Storytime" at the library. She had a great time and is excited to go back next week. It's for ages 3-5, but parents and siblings can stay as well, just in the background, and Levi really enjoyed it too!





That's all for now folks! Take care!

"I Spy" Bags

My most recent project has been "I Spy Bags". Maggie had one at Christmas that they got at a craft sale in Nipawin and I thought they were so neat that I had to try it myself. Basically, it's a bean bag with a window. Small novelty items are hidden among the pellets, and there's a list of items to find. Over Christmas, I think everyone of us took our turn with the "I Spy Bag" and couldn't put it down until we found everything on the list. I made these ones for Nora, so I used a picture card instead of a written list (since she doesn't read yet). I'm going to make them for craft sales. I think this is such a cute idea and fun to make!