A Tea party & A Treasure Hunt

I love coming up with fun activities for our letter of the week. This past week was our "T" week so we had a teddy bear tea party and a meal treasure hunt (I read about this in Family Fun magazine and knew it would be a hit with the kids!)

 Even Cameron had some pretend tea

Cameron wanted to eat everything!

Our treasure hunt started with raw veggies and dip in the bathroom following the clue: Go to the place where Mommy and Daddy shampoo. It was a cozy (that's a nice way to put it) place to start the meal.

The second clue brought us to our room for oven fries and ketchup (a poor choice I realized after it was too late!) 

The next clue took us to "where puppy sleeps" for chicken and ranch for dipping (why do finger foods all need dip??)

Asparagus was the next treasure (doesn't Chloe look thrilled?!?)  found "where T things abound...trains, tracks and Thomas"

We're almost done! Grapes hidden in the washing machine were a fun find!

Our final clue brought us to dessert after the kids were instructed to "Find the place to watch and play basketball." They found Fun Dip hidden near the basketball hoop. 

 

 

The meal took quite awhile as Kyle read a bible story at every stop while I hid and prepared the next course but it was a blast!  Try it out but beware of ketchup!!

Pretend Play

The Downside of Pretend Play: Not understanding what C & C are fighting over (because it does not exist) or how to compromise or negotiate the situation.

The Upside of Pretend Play: Chloe pretending to babysit Cameron while I clean and then paying her with pretend money. I could get used to this!!

Gardening

I love our conversations at the table. Here it is from lunch yesterday.
Me: What should we plant in our garden this year?
Chloe: Onions!
Caleb: Pickles!
Chloe: Tomatoes!
Caleb: Chickens!
Me: We can't plant chickens in the garden!
Caleb (Very Serious): Then where do chickens come from??
Me: Mommy chickens.
The End.

Chloe and Cameron

 Isn't this an adorable picture of Cameron and his Great Grandpa Marvin? I love it! Cameron and Chloe had their well child exams yesterday with SHOTS. Cameron's 6 months stats are:
Height 28" (86%)
Weight 16# 11oz (21%)
Head Circ 17in. (21%)
Maybe these statistics explain why his pants fell off as he was jumping on his Daddy this past Sunday at church!!!

Chloe loves a good birthday party! Her party is coming up soon! This was taken at Aunt Tasha and Great Grandma's party a few weeks ago. Chloe's "Almost 5" stats are:
Height 44 1/4in (86%)
Weight 44 1/2# (82%)
She was a trooper with her 3 shots. She did so well she was able to go to the store and pick out a toy for being so good. She chose a Barbie...I can't believe how fast my little girl is growing up!!! (Do you realize she is tall enough to go on most roller coasters and water slides???) Wow!!!

Cameron's Photo Shoot

 Cameron was a baby model recently for Tammy Brice. Cameron and Tammy both did a great job!!! The pictures are adorable!!! Cameron was giggling and kind of scared at one point and that basket just about tipped over:)

My 6 Month Old!

 Cameron turned 6 months yesterday! We've just started him on some rice cereal and he seems to love it so far! He loves to grab for the bowl and try to shove the whole thing in his mouth. Other things he's up to right now include making noises to get our attention, giggling, rolling from his tummy to his back, and taking cat naps (he's really good at this!!!).

He looks innocent enough doesn't he? BUT the other night Kyle was holding him and somehow poop shot out of his pants onto the rug and Kyle...it was quite the event!

What We Learned This Week

I had quite a bit of "school" planned for this past week. I was planning a good review of letters L, M, N, and O along with a variety of other activities. But when the weather was as nice as it was we had to take the learning outside and scrap our indoor plans! I'm learning how to be flexible! We had the time to explore, imagine, and learn OUTSIDE!! The kids planted manna (preschooler's imaginations never cease to amaze me) and had very interesting conversations on the swings about women being girls (Caleb) and men being humans (Chloe).

 Caleb spent most of his time digging!

 We "gardened" in February!

Cameron loved the outdoor swing as much as he does his inside swing! He supervised the gardening.