Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Tuesday: today
Today pretty much flew by, but nothing really stood out. VBS in the morning, nap time, and lunch time brought us to about 3pm. I filled out some paperwork, watched some George with Isaac, made some rice and got the racquetball stuff together and it was 4:20 and time to head out. I stopped by the day care that Isaac will be joining and then went to the gym. After racquetball there was dinner, a short bath for Isaac, and getting ready for tomorrow. Then I worked on the puzzle and sewed and now it's almost time for bed.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Monday: VBS
Today was the first day of VBS. I'm a teacher for the fifth grade orange group.
The morning went quite a bit better than I expected, actually. The biggest problem was that the craft took two minutes of the allotted twenty minutes. We ended up playing duck-duck-goose. All the groups ended up playing it and it looked a little funny, with seven small circles duck-duck-goosing. The Bible study time was probably what I was most nervous about. But the kids interacted with the lesson very well...and they all spoke up and answered questions. Phew. I'm always worried that I'll end up with extra time because the lesson flopped.
I was caught in one of the pictures. I knew the guy had the camera, but someone did something funny at the same time. So it wasn't completely a fake smile.
The morning went quite a bit better than I expected, actually. The biggest problem was that the craft took two minutes of the allotted twenty minutes. We ended up playing duck-duck-goose. All the groups ended up playing it and it looked a little funny, with seven small circles duck-duck-goosing. The Bible study time was probably what I was most nervous about. But the kids interacted with the lesson very well...and they all spoke up and answered questions. Phew. I'm always worried that I'll end up with extra time because the lesson flopped.
I was caught in one of the pictures. I knew the guy had the camera, but someone did something funny at the same time. So it wasn't completely a fake smile.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Minnesota pictures
We got all of the pictures that everyone took from our Minnesota trip a few days ago. Here are (many) of my favorites. There were lots of cute ones of the other children too, but if I included those I would have too many pictures. So these are the highlights that mostly include Isaac.
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 1:
Day 2:
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| Ladderball was a hit with the boys |
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| Isaac liked playing with the girls though too. |
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| Smoothies are delicious! |
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| Isaac loved dumping rocks in the water. |
Day 4:
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| Tired out after the zoo. |
Day 5:
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| Can't forget a foot and arm photo! |
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| She smiled every time I showed her my frozen yogurt. Until it was gone. Then she got grumpy, but who can blame her? |
Day 6:
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| The boys in red, all looking disinterested in the camera |
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| Time to try and get all the kids in a picture! But Isaac stood up too soon. |
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| Then the other boy got up too. |
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| The girl gave the boys a stern talking to. |
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| We got one! |
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| Time to go! |
Day 8:
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| The boys were all tired out. |
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| Our group! |
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Saturday: bubbles
Isaac and I were walking into the house today after doing some errands and he kept saying something and pointing. After he said it a few times I realized that he was pointing to the bubbles. Now, all in all this wouldn't be noteworthy but for two things...
1) We haven't worked on the word bubble. It's been around and he's played with bubbles, but it's probably been at least two weeks since bubbles have been out.
2) The bubbles aren't in a normal bubble container. I just made some with dish soap after I realized my actual bubbles weren't bubbling, so they're in a Tupperware container. We probably haven't gotten these bubbles out for a month.
So, hooray for Isaac! He had to put a lot of things together in order to communicate with me. So we got the bubbles out for a few minutes.
1) We haven't worked on the word bubble. It's been around and he's played with bubbles, but it's probably been at least two weeks since bubbles have been out.
2) The bubbles aren't in a normal bubble container. I just made some with dish soap after I realized my actual bubbles weren't bubbling, so they're in a Tupperware container. We probably haven't gotten these bubbles out for a month.
So, hooray for Isaac! He had to put a lot of things together in order to communicate with me. So we got the bubbles out for a few minutes.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Friday: toys, pool, don'ts
Lately, when Isaac and I go to help Ben wake up, Isaac brings a toy with him. It's a little annoying, but he gets so mad otherwise that I go with it. (It also means that we always have random toys in our bedroom.) Anyway, today it was MegaBlocks. He had one in each hand when we went in. He gave them to Ben and left to get some more. Bringing in two at a time, Isaac probably took about fifteen trips back and forth over the next ten minutes.
We again joined Betsy and Ethan at the pool this morning. The boys seem to slowly be understanding that you're supposed to spend time in the water and not running away from it. We still had to chase them a little bit, but it felt so much better than the last several times.
And finally, the things I have found myself saying the last few days that I never thought I'd have to teach someone...
"Don't lick the floor."
"Don't lick the deck."
"Don't kiss the wall."
"Don't bite the bed."
We again joined Betsy and Ethan at the pool this morning. The boys seem to slowly be understanding that you're supposed to spend time in the water and not running away from it. We still had to chase them a little bit, but it felt so much better than the last several times.
And finally, the things I have found myself saying the last few days that I never thought I'd have to teach someone...
"Don't lick the floor."
"Don't lick the deck."
"Don't kiss the wall."
"Don't bite the bed."
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