Sophie - 8/21/2017

Sophie arrived shortly before Lunch today so this will be a short Blog, but I wanted to say "Hi" to everyone!  This is Sophie's last week so I'm gonna Blog every day she's here even if it's short!!  She ate some of her taco salad; lots of hamburger because I put catsup on it for her, no olives, bites of lettuce and tomato, ate pita bread, and two servings of cantaloupe.

Reid was doing some kind of "informal survey" at Lunch time and asked everyone; "Do you guys normally get up at 2 AM!?"  Haha!  That made me laugh!  So I said, "no, do you?"  He said, "We do!  But not today.  We got up at 7:00 AM."  :)  His Mom told me this morning that Reid has been sleeping in frequently and so today they were transitioning to get ready for the school year.  So maybe he meant 2 PM!  Ha!

I took this picture of Reid, Sophie, and Hudson on the teeter-totter!  Love all the beautiful smiles!!  The kids had been asking to do bubbles, but we were waiting for Sophie to arrive before we started. So we did bubbles shortly after this.  Thanks to Momma Molly for bringing some "eclipse sun glasses!"  That was super fun!!  (for me.)  One more note that happened right before Sophie came, but I'll Blog it anyhow because it's cute: As we were going outside Reid made another proclamation!  "Hey everybody!!  It smells like bacon out here!!"  LOL!!  That somehow made the smoke seem more pleasant!

Sophie - 8/10/2017

Sophie ate half of her breakfast: French toast and dried plums.  For lunch she ate everything: pulled pork sandwich, peas, and two servings of cantaloupe.  At breakfast Sophie said, "Hey Gary, is this Snack?"  No, this is breakfast.  Why?  She pointed at Hudson and Avilene and said, "These guys said it was snack."  Haha!  I guess they could be considered an unreliable source.  Ha!

The following note is just an FYI for the Daycare Families.  Things were a bit hectic right after breakfast (actually during breakfast) because Atley puked in her breakfast tray and that needed to be cleaned and also call her Mom and Dad to come get her.  So that took some time and I'm only sharing this because if it's a stomach bug then others may have been exposed.  The State Regulations are concerned about confidentiality, but in a Family Daycare Home that is hardly possible.  I could tell you that a child had to be sent home with an illness, but it's not hard to figure out who it is!!  :)  And I feel it's important to let the Parents know when their child has been exposed.

These pictures of Sophie and Nora represent some REALLY cute play time!!  In the first picture Sophie is standing with her legs apart trying to coax Nora to "crawl through the bridge Nora."  Nora just looked at her, sucked her thumb, and giggled.  Sophie, Hudson, and Avi were jumping and doing "butt bombs."  So in the 2nd picture Nora is doing a Young Toddler version of a "butt bomb."  She was standing, kind of doing a bounce, and flopping down on her bottom.  Oh man, Sophie was on top of the igloo and laughing SO hard every time Nora would do that!  Sophie said, "She's doing butt bombs and laughing!!"  And of course that was all the encouragement Nora needed!  She would do it, look at Sophie to see her approval, and they both were cracking up!!  What a hoot!!  :)

 

Look at this picture - so cute - sometimes you bicker, sometimes you don't!!  30 seconds before this picture they were bickering!!  Moments after this picture Sophie said, "Bubba!  Your neck is sweaty!"  Haha!  Then Sophie added, "Don't hit me, ok!?!"  Hudson said or actually asked; "Are you very gentle?"  Haha!  What a pair!  :)  By the way, Sophie essentially ignored his question!  Ha!

Sophie - 8/9/2017

Sophie ate some whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate hamburger with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, no squash, and ate fruit salad.  At breakfast Sophie said, "Hudson is leaving early." (dentist)  She added, "I'm leaving early because I'm NOT going to the dentist."  Haha!!  Also, Atley was done with breakfast and we'd washed her and when she was walking by the table she waved "bye" to Sophie and Sophie giggled; "She waved bye."  (Happens frequently.)  So cute.

Yesterday afternoon we were outside and Sophie was singing - I couldn't understand all of it, but I got this much; "I got that feeling inside my bones."  It was SO cute and even more so because she was giggling and laughing too.  She said, "That's a Troll song."  And Momma Molly confirmed this!  Ha!

At breakfast Sophie was telling Bubba that "My Daddy gonna take me to the Fair."  Hudson said, "Are you sure!?"  Haha!  That hit my funny bone.  Sophie, on the other hand, was NOT amused at all!  (How dare you question what I'm telling you!?)  Cousins!  Haha!!

I already told Momma Molly the story behind this first picture, but I'm posting it in Sophie's Blog anyhow.  This was yesterday afternoon when Sophie was playing with her doll and called her "Baby Nora."  So I called Sophie, "Mommy."  So she informed me; "I'm Momma Emily."  Isn't that the sweetest!?  Sophie loves Emily and so does Avilene!  They always run down the sidewalk to greet her in the afternoons.

Sophie - 8/8/2017

Sophie ate grapes for breakfast; no whole wheat bagel.  For lunch she had a bite of shrimp (she was being brave - "I don't like shrimp, I like pesto."  (Noodles!? Ha!) She ate brown rice, a bite or two of stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries.  At breakfast she said to me, "Conner broke his finger on the baseball team."  Oh, that's too bad.  Who is Conner?  "Well you know him?"  No.  "Yes you do.  It's Loren's brother."  And she was so serious about it all.  (Which a broken finger is pretty serious!!)  Sorry about that Sophie, but I still have no clue.  Was "Loren" a babysitter?

I obviously took this first picture looking into the mirror when Sophie and Hudson were in the chair or actually Sophie was driving the car!!  (Look at Sophie's hands.  Holding the steering wheel correctly at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock!)  I mean, look at Hudson's face!  A look of terror!  Haha!!  Get used to it Hudson!  Haha!!  In the 2nd picture Sophie was reading to Avi and the baby!  I saw what they were doing and by the time I got the camera Avi was on her feet, but they recreated it for me!!  Thank you Avi and Sophie!  (I love it when they are old enough to do that!!)  Haha!!  Avilene is constant motion and it's hard to get a picture!!

We were outside playing and when Sophie got off the climber I heard her say (to no-one in particular), "What a lucky Day!!"  It was so cute.  We'd just read books before we came outside and that's what the Piglet said in Fox Story.  Actually I think that's the name of the book.  Minutes later I asked her if it was her lucky day and she said, "Yes and you're the Piglet.  I'm the Fox!"  Haha! Sophie, Hudson, and Avi were bouncing on the big balls outside and "flying" off and laughing!

Sophie - 8/7/2017

Sophie ate some breakfast: bran cereal and raisins.  For lunch she ate a bite of chicken (from chicken salad), bite or two of pita bread, ate peppers, no olives, tomato, or cucumber, and ate LOTS of pears.

As soon as Momma Molly drove by the window Hudson looked at Sophie and asked, "Is your Mommy going back to the lake?"  Haha!  That hit my funny bone!!  Then Lauralea was leaving for work, but took time to quickly fix Sophie's hair.  I know I've posted so many of these same pictures in the last 2 years, but I LOVE them!  And Sophie's time here is short so I can't stop now!!  :)  Baby Nora was sitting on the floor watching, tugging on her hair as if to say, "Hey! What about me!?"  And you can't get your hair fixed without some bouncing on Lauralea's knee and singing 2 or 3 songs!  (Sophie's ponytail is bouncing in picture number 3.)

During Story Time we were reading "What do you Love?"  (From the Special Book collection.)  One of the pictures is reading books and what they love is a "read-aloud."  Sophie remembered me telling her and she answered, "That what we're doing!"  Yes, and I love a good read-aloud!!  I told Sophie I sometimes read to Lauralea too.  She thought that was pretty funny!

We played outside and the kids chased bubbles again.  In the last picture Sophie had more soap on her face than she wanted, but I was laughing and I think that's what kept her from crying!!  Sophie and Hudson were also playing several games and one of them was serving ice cream.  She asked Hudson, "Would you like a menu?"  :)  She asked me, "Do you want a cone or a cup?"  I said, "Bucket!"  She grinned and said, "How about a cone?"  Ok.

Sophie - 8/2/2017

Sophie just had a few bites of breakfast:  french toast with peanut butter and a fewstrawberries.  For lunch she had a bite of salmon patty, ate dinner roll, no squash, and ate lots of tropical fruit.  I asked her to have a bite of salmon and minutes later she informed me; "Gary, I ate ALL my salmon."  What!?!  I could see that wasn't true!!  Haha!!  Then I realized she was referring to the bite she'd had!

Nora was doing her "Daddy Daddy Daddy" thing this morning.  Hudson said, "She call you Daddy." No, I think she says that word for lots of different words.  Sophie said, "She call me Daddy."  So I said, "Hi Daddy Sophie!"  As soon as Nora heard me say "Daddy" she whipped her head around to see the "real Daddy!"  Haha!

Yesterday afternoon I told Sophie that Avi was going to the ocean.  She said, "Is she gonna go swimming and find a sea horse?!?"  Well probably.  Haha!!  Sophie added, "At the Country Club I find a pink sea horse!"  Ohhhh...Wow!  :)

When Hudson came into the Daycare Room today I didn't take his shoes off or ask him to.  That seemed to really bother Sophie after breakfast.  She said, "Bubba! You didn't take off your shoes!!"  Well 10 minutes passed and this time it was aimed at me.  "Gary, will you take off Bubba's Shoes!?!"  Ok I will.  (Except I was cleaning up after BK and didn't get to it!)  10 more minutes passed - "Gary!! You didn't take Bubba's shoes off!!"  Haha!  She's never lacked in the area of persistence!

Nothing much to say about this first picture except how cute it is!  Haha!  Look at the nice posture! She looks like she's walking the Daycare Fashion Runway!  :)

Sophie and Hudson were pretending to sleep on the climber outside.  "Hey, it's morning time!"  Then they'd "wake up" and start playing again. One of the times they were laying there Sophie said (to Hudson), "Don't tell my Mom that I'm sick!"  Ha!!

Sophie - 8/1/2017

Sophie ate bites of breakfast: toasted whole wheat english muffin and grapes.  For lunch she ate bites of pork chop, ate whole wheat bread, beets, and applesauce.

Sophie was doing all kinds of dramatic play and Hudson was frequently a part of it of course.  Sometimes an integral part, sometimes on the fringes, and sometimes I'm not sure!  Haha!  Sophie was on the phone;  "Hello!! I need your help!  My Baby is sick and he had a bad dream last night!!"  Hudson was wanting to help and said, "I"m the doctor.  I go get a bandaid."  LOL!  Nothing like a bandaid to help your baby with nightmares!!

In this 1st picture Sophie had on her "ballet" attire and she was asking Hudson; "Bubba do you like my hair?"  Hmm...this may not end well!  You're gonna need to focus here Bubba!  Her volume increased!  "BUBBA!!  DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR!!??!!"   "What?"  Ok Hudson, I'm gonna give you a lesson in life skills!!  Just say "YES!!!"   :)

If you compare this picture to the first one you can see the pants are now serving a different purpose! Ha!  Dang she's a cutie!!  She said, "Gary! I know Ballet!!  Do you want to see!?"  Sure.  So she showed me and I mimicked her in a silly way and asked her if she liked my Ballet!  She was laughing so hard!  Love your humor Sophie!

Ok, this last picture is quite obviously NOT Sophie, but I'm giving at least partial credit to Sophie for Avilene making a big milestone today.  Sophie jumping off the igloo yesterday made a big impression on Avi and she was so ready to try jumping off the blue balance beam!  Nice job Avi and thanks for being brave Sophie!!