Sophie - 12/30/2016

Sophie had bites of malt-o-meal cereal and ate raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, mixed fruit, and two servings of applesauce.  About 10:00 Sophie asked, "What are we having for snack?"  (A frequently asked question!!)  My standard answer; "Food."  Sophie's standard response; "What kind of food?"  Ha!  Reid said, "Elbow noodles and flute." (Translation: fruit.)  :)

Reid brought a lot of his Star Wars toys he got for Christmas so I let him and Sophie take them to the Living Room in front of the puzzle rack.  They had lots of fun out there and Sophie stayed until Baby Nora arrived and Sophie raced to the gate to see her.  It was nice to have all the kids back today!!

Sophie was reading this book to Hudson a minute or two earlier so I asked them to "stage" this picture!  Pretty good, huh!?!  :)  Then Sophie said to me, "I tell you something in your ear."  Ok. (That never works real well because my hearing aids squeal!  Hahaha!!)  She said, "Can I hide from my Mom!?!"  Then to Bubba she said, "Ok, Bubba let's hide together!!"  It's 9:45 in the morning and I'm thinking, boy I hope the parents come early today or this may not end well!!  :)

In the last picture Sophie is hiding under the blanket!  There is really nothing more entertaining than a game of Toddler Hide-n-Seek!  Sophie yells out instructions and Bubba and Avi just wander off to play elsewhere!  Ha!  Sophie yells "GO HIDE" to Hudson (repeatedly) and then shows him where to hide and instructs him not to move!!  Then she pretends to "find" him at least a half-dozen times.  (Making him stay in the same hiding spot makes the game much more efficient!)  Sophie is counting, "1 2 3 4, here me come!!"  Reid has been observing it all and at this point he says, "You gotta count to 99, not 3!!"  Ha!  Sophie kept peeking around the corner at Hudson saying, "Found ya!"  (That is from a book about Hide-n-Seek that we read this morning!)

Sophie - 12/29/2016

Sophie said she ate "peanut butter toast" at home and did not want breakfast here.  :)  She was hungry by lunch time and ate chicken, crackers, two servings of sweet potatoes, and three servings of canned cherries.  At lunch Sophie was telling me that her "Momma is hanging out with my Sister."  She looked at me and asked, "Where is your Sister?"  Ronan. "Lauralea is your Sister?"  Hmm...NO.  :)

Sophie and Avilene are the only two kids here today and then everyone is going to be back tomorrow. As we all know Sophie loves to read books and we had a stack of books ready for Story Time.  We were on the couch and Avi came charging over with her arms raised high.  I started to reach for her and she whirled around and took off.  Ha!  Silly girl.  She teased me two or three more times before she wandered off to play with something else while Sophie and I had Story Time.  :)

This is the first thing Sophie played with; hiding under the blankets and then peeking out at Avilene.  In the 2nd picture the blanket is draped over the igloo.  Avi likes looking at that setup, but she's not about to go inside yet!! :)

I was trying to get a picture of Sophie's wild hair, but she flopped on the floor and this is as good as I got!  Ha!  The couch apparently has lots of static electricity in it because every time Sophie laid on the couch her hair would literally stick out in every direction!

Sophie had lots of food toys set up nicely and that was just too enticing for Avilene to resist!!  She grabbed the carrot (you see in her left hand) and just took off running.  Sophie chased her down, but Avi wasn't about to give it up.  However, she did take it back to the yellow bench (Sophie's table) and set it back down.  Sophie was trying to be bossy with Avi, but I guarantee you that doesn't work!!  It kind of went like this; "Avi, come on.....Avi, come on.....AVI!!!!.....AVI!!!!......AVI!!!!"  I  told Sophie; "I think Avi has a mind of her own."  :)

Sophie - 12/28/2016

Sophie sat down for some breakfast, had one bite of peaches and said, "I'm done!"  Ha!  She had not touched her biscuit either.  For lunch she ate a large serving of baked beans, couple bites of dinner roll, half of peas, and a large serving of crushed pineapple.

I took this picture of little Miss cuteness when we were having a conversation that went something like this: I asked her if she got cuter during Christmas while she was gone from Daycare.  "yes."  Then she asked me if I cried for her while she was gone.  :)  So I said, "yes" and did some fake crying.  Which prompted her to pretend to leave and she said, "Sorry!  I gotta go!"  :)

I asked Sophie if Santa brought her some new books for Christmas.  "Yes."  What were they about? She said her "favorite" was about "flamingoes."  She said, "I love flamingoes!"  Then she proceeded to quiz me about every person she could think of and what their favorite zoo animal might be.  "What does Lauralea like at the zoo?"  Baby giraffe.  "What do you like at the zoo?"  Orangutans!  :)

I took these pictures when Sophie was trying to get Hudson to lay on the "bottom bunk - the correct way!!"  Ha!  It was pretty cute because first she showed him how he was to lay and then got out and tried to push on his butt to hurry the process along!  He doesn't look real thrilled by the events, but he was still somewhat cooperative!!  :)  After I took this picture she got out, got some books, and returned to her shelf to do some reading.

Sophie - 12/22/2016

Sophie ate half of raisin english muffin and two servings of blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two slices of turkey, half of flat bread, two servings of green beans, and ate strawberries.  Lauralea and I were admiring Sophie's Christmas shirt and skirt and we said that we remember Nora wearing one and maybe both of them.  Sophie said, "Nora at Spirit of Pay!"  Ha!

I had Miss Amanda come back and sing songs for us again and the kids enjoyed singing Christmas songs with her.  In the 2nd picture from left to right it's Reid, Kenzie, Bode (Reid's brother), Sophie, Riley, and Avilene on the mattress.  Baby Nora was sleeping and Hudson was hiding out!  :)

Sophie and Reid were playing on the couch and this made me laugh.  He was trying to teach Sophie how to go off the couch head-first.  Uhhh, it's a bit farther to the floor for her than it is for you Reid!!  In the first picture she's telling him to "QUIT pushing me" with his feet.  So then he has to demonstrate the proper head-first technique again!  Ha!

 

I want to wish all of Sophie's Family a Merry Christmas!  I sure love having Sophie at Little Treasures and she is a joy to care for!  We are spending Christmas Eve in Ronan where my Mom now lives and where my Sister lives.  Then Christmas Day we'll be at Plains with Lauralea's Family.  See you back at Little Treasures on Tuesday the 27th.

Sophie - 12/21/2016

Sophie ate most of jelly toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, bean, rice burrito, two servings of sweet potatoes, two servings of tropical fruit.  Lauralea fixed Sophie's hair this morning and handed me Sophie's barrette.  I clipped it on the neck of my shirt and Sophie said, "That your sunglasses."  :)

These first two pictures were taken yesterday afternoon after Kenzie and Riley arrived.  In the first picture Sophie had squeezed in behind Kenzie.  I thought it was so cute.  In  the second picture they are playing with the food toys.  Kenzie and Riley's setup is a bit more elaborate than the younger kids.  Everyone does a great job after school and we all enjoy having the older kids here.

Sophie bumped her leg on the climber and I was busy changing a diaper so she moved on to show Hudson her wounds.  She said, "Bubba, you wanna see my owie!?!"  Then she said to me, "I need a bandaid!"  I said, "Show me the blood and I'll get you a bandaid."  "Right here."  Invisible blood.  Reid said, "It leely leely dark lead!"  (really really dark red.)

Sophie - 12/20/2016

Sophie ate two servings of cinnamon roll and two servings of canned prunes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate scrambled eggs and hash browns, ate waffles, and two servings of cantaloupe.

Sophie said, "I Mickey Mouse, that (Hudson) Pluto, that (Avilene) Goofy, that (Reid) Minnie Mouse."  I guess Reid didn't like his designation!!  He said, "I don't want to play that!"  Ha!  Sophie was not deterred!  Next it was like this; "I Daisy, that (Hudson) Donald Duck," and Reid was still "Minnie Mouse!"  Ha!

Sophie was drinking her "wine."  The picture may look like milk, but she said, "This is my wine.  I like my wine.  Here, will you hold my wine?  Where did my wine go?"  To Hudson she said, "Don't touch my wine!"  I'm posting this picture on Hudson's blog too because I noticed in the picture below that she's apparently influencing Hudson!!  Ha!!  I TRY not to be TOO nosy, but I had to ask, "Does Daddy drink wine?"  She said, "No, beer."  LOL

Sophie and Reid worked on puzzles again, we read books, and sang Christmas songs.  Sophie yelled from the puzzle area; "Don't read stories without ME!!"  Ha!  Nope!  I wouldn't and couldn't do that!

Sophie - 12/19/2016

Sophie ate bites of kix cereal and ate two servings of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of pulled pork sandwich, ate her peas, and two servings of mandarin oranges.  

We did a toy, puzzle, and book exchange this weekend.  Sophie was asking for me to read books while she was still eating breakfast.  I told her I'd read books to her after breakfast and after I fixed her hair.  I took this picture when she saw I'd stuck her barrette in my hair!!  Ha!!  She yelled for me to take it out!

Sophie and Hudson were on the mattress and Sophie was tickling him.  She said, "I tickle Bubba!" She wanted him to "get her" too and was saying, "Get me Bubba, Get me Bubba, Get me Bubba!"  Hudson didn't seem to be responding quick enough because she yelled, "NOW!!"  LOL!

Here's a picture of Avilene watching Sophie jump off the blue balance beam.  Sophie kept saying, "Watch me Avi, watch me Avi, watch me Avi."  And here's proof that Avi was watching!!  And in the next picture Reid is showing some jumps off the igloo!  I like how Sophie is just walking off totally not watching.

Reid and Sophie asked to do some puzzles.  While they were out there Sophie started talking about her Birthday.  She said something about "my birthday."  Reid was telling her that wasn't happening for a long time.  He said, "It gonna be a long day!!"  LOL  She said, "Tomorrow is my birthday!" Reid said, "No, tomorrow is Christmas!"  Haha!

Sophie - 12/16/2016

Sophie ate brown rice and two servings of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate several bites of meat balls, ate flat bread, half of her carrots, and two servings of apricots.  Before Lunch time Sophie was apparently getting hungry because she said, "Where's my lunch!?!  I'm angry about it!"  LOL!!  I roared!  Sorry for laughing Sophie, but that was funny!

This post really isn't about Sophie, but I think you'll like it.  Daddy Colin came and got Hudson while we were still having breakfast.  After they were gone Reid slid Hudson's empty highchair over beside the table and said, "Say hi to Bubba!!"  That made me laugh!"  Reid has a very funny sense of humor!!  I was telling him that Hudson puked yesterday afternoon and again last night.  (The reason Hudson had to go home.)  Reid said, "Wow! He got a lot of germ in him!!"

Here's a scenario from this morning that hit my funny bone!  This is very typical at Little Treasures and typical Toddler egocentric behavior from Sophie and Reid!!  Ha!  I was just beginning to change Avilene's poopy diaper and Sophie asked (as she's watching me change the diaper!), "Hey Gary! Can you read books to me?!?"  Well I'm a bit busy at the moment.  I'd already put Baby Nora's bottle in the bottle warmer to heat up and she was yelling because she was hungry.  Meanwhile Reid, who's working on his art, comes to the gate and yells, "Hey Gary! Can you make a hole in the Ginger Bread Man!?"  Well I'm a bit busy at the moment.  As I was finishing cleaning Avilene Reid again yells from the lunch room; "Gary! You're taking for ages!!"  LOL!!  Is that the same as taking forever??

I took this picture when Sophie was playing with the food toys.  She said, "Hey Gary!"  What?  "Dinner hot!"  Ok, what are you cooking?  "Onion!"  Haha!  Reid was watching and said, "Don't put your knife in there."  So she took it out.  Ha!  Then she was playing with her baby and apparently I was singing too loud!  "Santa Claus is coming to town!!!........."  She said, "Hey!  I'm singing night night to my baby and your music is too loud!!"  LOL  Are you the cutest thing or what?  She said, "No, I'm Mommy."  What's your baby's name?  "Nora. Baby Nora."

Sophie - 12/14/2016

Sophie ate whole wheat bagel and two servings of peaches this morning.  For lunch she ate ham, whole wheat elbow noodles, corn, and apple bites.  Sophie and Reid were discussing the movie "Finding Nemo" and then "Finding Dory."  Reid said, "We have Finding Dory."  Sophie said, "We have Finding Dory too!"  Reid said, "We have Finding Dory one!!"  LOL  (I had a conversation with Momma Molly to learn more about these two movies!!)

I was changing Sophie's diaper this morning and she just randomly asked, "Are you happy?"  Yes Sophie I'm very contented; which I think is the purest form of happiness.  Are you happy?  :)  It was so cute and sweet.

Reid yelled to Sophie; "Come here Hofie!!"  So Sophie headed over to where he wanted to show her some tricks his Captain America toys were doing!  He said, "Look how this one landed!!"  (He has 4 of them, but only 1 is in the picture.)  Meanwhile, Sophie has gotten distracted by this cute girl in the mirror and has stopped to have a conversation with her!!  Ha!  This made me laugh!  So stinking cute!!

Reid and Sophie built a nice block structure this morning using a pattern that was left over from yesterday that Kenzie and Riley had started.  They worked very hard at building it, worked nicely together, and used all the blocks!

Sophie - 12/13/2016

Sophie ate two servings of breakfast: waffles and pears.  For lunch she ate half of tuna & crackers, ate sweet potatoes, and mandarin oranges.

I told Sophie this morning that we forgot to wave at Daddy Pat when he drove by.  She said, "Yah, I'm just hanging around!"  LOL!!  Cracked me up!  Love her sense of humor!

Sophie was telling everyone about going to the Santa Party tonight.  I asked her if the party will be at Grandpa John and Kim's place.  She said, "yes" and then she started sharing her concerns about Lulu!  Ha!

Baby Nora's Daddy asked Sophie this morning what she was going to ask Santa for Christmas.  (After she told him about the Santa Party.)  She said, "Books."  He was shocked!  Ha!  He looked at me and said, "I was expecting something like iPad or whatever.  Haha!  The girl loves her books.  During Story Time this morning I got distracted with something Reid was doing or saying.  Anyhow, Sophie did not have any patience for the distraction!  She yelled, "READ!!"  Geez, ok!  :)

We also sang some songs, listened to Christmas music, Sophie played on the mattress with everyone (see picture), and she did some building with the big blocks.  She said, "I'm building a castle!"

Sophie - 12/12/2016

Sophie ate chex cereal and two servings of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she had a nibble of pulled pork sandwich, two servings of tomato soup, and ate pickled beets.

This has been a pretty typical Monday morning at Little Treasures!  :)  The kids are usually a little more "testy" with each other and everyone is a bit tired from a busy weekend!  Sophie did just fine with the exception of a few squabbles with Cousin Bubba!!  :)  Those two know how to push each other's buttons.  Who's the instigator!?  It's pretty equally balanced!!  They take turns!  Ha!  (This will be posted in both of their Journals - see if I can instigate a Family Feud! Ha!)

Sophie had only been here 5 minutes when I took this first picture!  Hmmm...I think she's close to being ready to poop on the toilet!  (She knows what's coming and likes her privacy!)  Later, right after Lunch, she pooped again, but this time she was on the phone talking to "Kade." (?)  I said, "Well tell Kade that you pooped and Gary is going to change your diaper!"  Sophie giggled, "Ok!"

Avilene is keeping a close eye on what Sophie is doing.  (She's actually waiting for the opportune time to start grabbing what Sophie is assembling! Ha!)  I asked Sophie what she is doing and she answered, "Getting it ready!"  Getting what ready?  "The airplane ride!"  Haha!  Anyhow, Sophie started putting various toys inside the seats and Avi got in there and started pitching them back out!

Sophie - 12/9/2016

Sophie ate oatmeal and three servings of canned prunes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of hash brown casserole, bite of biscuit, and two servings of mandarin oranges.  At the lunch table Reid asked me again, "Hey Gary! Is Sophie in charge!?!"  No.  "She always says that; I in charge!!"  Ha!

I was using my electric tooth brush this morning in the Daycare Room and Sophie, Hudson, and Avi came running to see it!  Sophie was pretty convinced it was Lauralea's toothbrush.  And they are identical.  "That Lauralea's toothbrush?!?"  No.  :) !

I was singing "The Iditarod Trail" song at breakfast and Sophie asked, "Can you read us books?"  Then during Story Time we were reading a book about nocturnal animals.  Sophie said, "My Mom not like bats, but I do."  Reid said, "My Mom hates them!"  Ha!

We used a box and a blanket this morning and had a whole new place to play!  Sophie said it was her house and Hudson played in there with her.  I guess Reid believed her because later he asked Sophie if he could play in her house!  :)  That lasted until Reid came out from under the blanket and said, "It stink in there!"  LOL! And he was right!

Then Reid moved the box to a different place in the Room and said he was building "a wall around it to hide it."  Sophie and Avi were playing with the box, BUT keeping a very close eye on Reid.  Ha!

Sophie - 12/7/2016

Sophie ate a bite of whole wheat toast and two servings of blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ham, bite of crackers, ate bean & bacon soup, and two servings of strawberries.  Yesterday when I told Sophie that Grandpa Steve was picking her up she told Baby Nora and then Avilene (those two babies were the only ones awake); "Grandpa Steve gonna pick me up!"

I managed to get this picture of Sophie (without distracting her) when she was telling me this long whopper of a tale.  I couldn't understand all of what she was saying, but the parts I heard were kind of like this; "I driving a car...going to Tower Pizza....take Dad and Mom to Gary's!"  Ha!  Sounded like role reversal to me!  I love how animated she gets with her stories while using her hands and arms.

I also love how much Sophie likes to read books.  She is frequently surrounded by books.  She looks a bit relaxed in this picture don't you think?!

Sophie was under the legos table and I asked her what she was doing - "Hide from Mom."  Well it's 11:00 so I hope you're comfortable!  It's going to be a few hours.  She apparently was comfortable because she ended up staying there until she pooped!!  Ha!  This all started because Reid was "hiding" in the igloo and had pulled the big bears in behind him.

Sophie - 12/6/2016

Sophie ate bites of bagel and ate her apricots for breakfast.  For lunch she ate everything: Chicken, whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and applesauce.  At breakfast I asked Sophie what was her favorite thing in Boston.  She said, "Lila sleeping...we play upstairs...wake her up!"  Ha!  At lunch she was cozied up to Reid and kept looking at him.  He said, "Stop looking at me and look at Monte."  (As he pointed at the Monte poster.  Ha!)

Sophie immediately saw the toy exchange before she even entered the Play room.  She went to the books first, then dress-up clothes, and the masks.  Sophie was looking through the books and made this observation on one of them; "Avi NOT chew on this one!"  LOL  Well I think there are actually several she's probably missed!!

I'm including a couple of "group" pictures today.  They haven't all been together for several days and maybe that's the reason they played in close proximity to each other for a long time this morning.  Avi is on the left, Reid is upside down, you can see the back of Hudson's head, and Sophie is in the background.  In the 2nd "group" picture I thought it was so cute how the 4 of them were all huddled around the legos creation.  Reid was mostly concerned about Avilene grabbing the legos but she did awesome and never touched them once!  Reid said, "Avi might wreck it."  Then he looked at her and said, "You do your own Avi."  Ha! A few minutes later Hudson was spinning around and around for a long time.  He plopped down backwards and set right on the legos creation!  Smash! Ha!  Sophie was the only one left playing with it, but she just laughed.  Probably because I was laughing so hard - it looked hilarious!  Reid said, "Bubba make explosion!"