Sharing the love of learning to read

We have been working with Harmonie on learning to read. One of the things I taught her recently was that -ow sometimes says "ow", like when you get pinched. So at breakfast today Harmonie asked, "Camdilyn, do you know what o-w says?" Camdilyn matter-of-factly responded with, "ow." Harmonie was surprised that her younger sister would know that, then Camdilyn said, "I know that joke." OH the delight of confusion and not really knowing what's going on! Fun times with little kids!

Crazy Hair and Sleeping Bear

Not sure why she got three loops...

but the affect is pretty awesome.

This is what happens when she really needs a nap,

but I don't give her one because she goes to sleep at night better without a nap.

She falls asleep anyway.

On my office chair.

Silly girl.

We love our story time at the library

They had stories about fish.

So for the craft, they got graham crackers,

some frosting, gold fish crackers, and white round sprinkles.

They made a little under water scene and it was adorable!

And their favorite part was all the extra frosting!

Fun times together

I love when these moments happen.

So I thought I'd capture it to help me remember

that these moments really did happen.

They were playing so nicely together.

They are fun little girls!

Library crafts

I love it when my kids create some beautiful art work at the library. It really is fun to watch them learn and try new things on their own. Harmonie is pretty independent now, but I still have to tell her which letter to write for her name - but she writes them on her own! 

Camdilyn still requires a little extra help but she wants so badly to do it by herself. I let her do as much as possible and she is okay with that.

I did this one with Naomi. The green part is their fingers traced on the paper. She tolerated me holding her hands down and then she was off.

For Memorial Day we made these poppies. They had so much fun gluing down all the torn pieces of paper.

(Note: We gave these flowers to Grammy in a care package for her recovery from surgery in July. She loves to look at them because they are so bright and cheery.)

Teaching and Learning

Camdilyn was sitting outside the kitchen, looking at a book. I came out to read with her. We talked about the pictures, what they were, colors, and so forth. Then she wanted to do it again. Harmonie had joined us and she took my place, asking Camdilyn what it was and what color it was. If Camdilyn hesitated, Harmonie would whisper the answer in her ear, then Camdilyn would repeat it. I had to capture the moment. It was so fun to be with them in this moment.