Last week we received a box of books, going through it this weekend I found lots of great books that the kids will love, I also found one that interested me, CyberSurfer: The OWL Internet Guide for Kids, by Nyla Ahmad. The first thing that caught my eye was how proudly it proclaimed “Cyber Blastoff …
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Category:Picture of the Day
POD: Thinking outside of the Lunch Box
Today for the kids lunch Melissa and I got creative. Using decorative baking trays we put together a sample tray for each of them. They seemed to really like it. I’m thinking we’re going to have to get a few more baking trays. Of course if I was going to be fair about it, I’d …
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POD: Snuggle-Up-and-Read
Today Jacob brought home some new homework. It’s something we signed up for last week and have been waiting to start. It’s the Kindergarten Snuggle-Up-and-Read Club. Each week Jacob will pick a couple of books to bring home. He’ll read them with mommy or daddy there to encourage him and help if one of the …
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POD: Cookies
Today Melissa and Jacob took to the kitchen and made some cookies. The two of them seemed to have a lot of fun baking. Of course the abundance of cookies we now have probably aren’t great for the diet.
POD: Even bad behaviour can have some positives
It’s amazing how one little thing can show both how clever Jacob is and that he’s still a little boy. You see today Jacob decided to tell a story with words and a picture. Unfortunately he did it on the walls with pen. I’m not sure why he leaves off arms when he’s drawing people, …
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POD: Keeping Watch
Today before bed Jacob and I set Coco up in his window to watch the coming snow. I know Jacob is excited to have more snow to
POD: Looking in the Mirror
As Part of project 365 last year I ended each mon with a self-portrait. It was great to be able to look back and see the changes over the course of the years. With the change from Project 365 to Picture of the Day I am not sure if I want to continue the practice. …
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POD: Building a suprise
This evening before Jacob headed to bed, he asked me to close my eyes he had a surprise for me. As I sat with my eyes closed I wondered what my surprise would be, it seemed to take a long time. I could hear him run upstairs and come back down, each time asking if …
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POD: Sweet Potatoe Fries
Today Melissa decided to try something different. So she cut up some sweet potatoes and backed them. They turned out pretty good.
POD: Dinner with the Family
Tonight the family headed up to Montana’s for dinner. The kids seemed to enjoy the paper Antlers.