It's been a very busy, exciting day! Today was the first day our new friend, W, joined the crew! He is an 18 month little ball of joy and will be a dear friend to Baby B who is 14 months old! Baby B LOVED him when W came to visit a couple of times - running across the room to hug him (and inevitably knock him down - it's that touch of orneriness and excitability in him, can you see it?).
And well, W - he wasn't always sure what to think of Baby B. Today, they were ready for each other! They placed so nicely together - they shared toys back and forth - they explored together - they hunted for the doggies - they also both really enjoyed climbing on top of the picnic table together; I didn't get pictures of this because when it happened, I'd be lifting 'em down - not so easy to do when you're trying to focus a camera.
(B is handing W a toy bed)
(then they both took turns filling it with Weebles)
(W knew the dogs were in the laundry room - and kept looking under the door at them!)
They did great all through free-play time while the girls did their own thing. Then we did calendar and got started on some pre-school work. The boys did some coloring with the girls and both actually showed some interest and got some scribbles down on the paper! We had a little snack of pretzels, then they went off to play while the girls learned a little about weather.
(Baby B does some coloring in between trying to take bites of crayon)
Today we talked about wind. We dribbled some watered-down paint onto our papers while letting a blow dryer simulate the wind - which left us with a fun, splattery look!
Then we (I) used our air/wind to blow up balloons and everyone played with balloons for a while! There was a lot of all-out frenzy playing then some of the girls got serious and started to find the matching balloons!
(J finds a balloon match (no it Doesn't look like that!!))
(Hey! Where'd it go?)
(Balloon Fun!)
(Yes, Baby B likes to chew on the balloons - but did a good job listening when I'd ask him to stop)
(Yes, Baby B likes to chew on the balloons - but did a good job listening when I'd ask him to stop)
(Ooooh...)
(I found a big one!)
(Watch 'em fly!)
Once I decided it was time for the balloons to go away, we had some fun singing silly songs together!
After we were done singing, I broke out our favorite CD (no - not Mamma Mia, but Greg and Steve) and we did some serious dancing! Then we added in our own instruments!
(E I E I Ooooooooo - note the jazz hands!)
(W is clapping for the kids!)
(Free Dancing time - Miss K Always has to dance so she can see her reflection in the tv)
(I must've been crazy - musical instrument time!)
Everyone was starving by the time we got to lunch and ate very well!
(Mmmmmm, good grub!)
(Zzzzzz)
We've had a great day so far!
3 comments:
Holy Moly, that had to be the longest blog I have ever seen....just kidding! Sounds like your new lil guy adapted well and is a great fit to your awesome daycare family!!!
Yeah, it was super long - I told you - I couldn't decide what to include! AND I had some fabulous pictures! Took forever to do, but I think it was well worth it!
I am so glad they got along well!! Love that first pic of Baby B, too cute, and that is so him! Great post!
~Jess
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