Friday, March 04, 2011

February 4 - March 4, 2011

Warm, warm February days....maybe the groundhog was right this year! We have been enjoying some wonderful weather for the past month, as well as several fun events....circus, basketball games, birthdays, golf, etc.

Kyle's first Ringling Brothers circus



Happy Valentine's Day! Kyle woke up to this little Valentine's Day gift. These magnets entertain him every day while I am fixing meals.

Starfall has added on to their site and now includes a yearly membership fee site called More Starfall that Kyle LOVES. The site has more challenging literacy activities and a ton of math stuff. He asks to play every day and has loved the new challenge this added site has given him.

So glad to dust off the outdoor toys and enjoy the Spring like temperatures.


This was a gift to Kyle from Karl on his first Christmas at 8 months old. He still loves it at almost 4 years old!

Collecting leaves

Valentine's Day cake....enjoying the delicious chocolate frosting we made




SOOOO excited to find out Ronald McDonald would be at a local McDonald's. He reminded us every day of this a week before he was there.

Valentine's Day activities....color the 2s red.....basic addition and subtraction. Kyle used his heart shaped figures to help him add and subtract when needed. (See video below.)

Box of chocolates.....counting by tens...
...and by twos.

Kyle loves this Christmas gift from Aunt Ingrid and Chloe. As much as he loves spelling actual words, he loves making up words with random letters as well. He thinks it is hilarious when it says "Boing" each time a made up word it put in.


Celebrating Uncle John's birthday.....Uncle John: "Bonsai!" Kyle: "Birthday!"

Kyle loves his uncle!

Going golfing with Uncle John, daddy, and mommy.....an activity he asks to do at least once a week. What are we going to do when he is 4 and actually has to pay to play???

Waiting for the golf balls to fall

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Worked on -at words with this fun hat from Cat in the Hat.

And of course we had to make a special treat in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.


Thursday, February 03, 2011

December 26, 2010 - February 3, 2011

What a beautiful winter we have had! The days just after Christmas left us with this beautiful snowy scene. The cold days have kept us inside quite a bit but we've managed to have plenty of fun while trying to keep warm.

Backyard view

Catching snowflakes on his tongue

So happy to have so much snow falling

Snow, snow, snow!

WOW! It keeps falling!

Almost 9 inches!

Snow angel

Kyle and Frosty




Catching a snowball in the chest

Warming up with hot chocolate

Sledding fun with daddy

Look at that smile!

Kid at heart





Helping daddy shovel the snow off the driveway

January sensory bin


Making words with the ABC playdoh stampers Santa brought Kyle

Too cold for camping outside so we set up our tent and sleeping bags inside.

Decorating the calendar with snowflakes and snowballs for the month of January

Will it fall???

New Year's Day blackeyed peas and corn bread....who's going to get the dime??
Kyle got the lucky dime!

Happy 33rd birthday, Daddy!



So glad to have had Oma with us!

Measuring mittens with miniature marshmallows

Drawing a dog with my Christmas present from my cousins, Keely and Jordan, Uncle Jacob, and Aunt Sara

NHL All Star weekend

February Valentine's Day sensory bin

Examining his painting that he modeled after a page in Color Dance