monday

Breakfast: apples, with pancakes,milk (all ate well)

Lunch : perogies, peaches, yogurt, pb crackers and milk (all ate well most got seconds)

Good day! Everyone seemed a little worn out from the weekend (everyone passed out as soon as I put them in bed at noon (even Tristan and I'm in the room with him as I type!)

We had some fighting issues with the 3 oldest this morning (all were equally at fault) lets just say I had 3 boys in different corners for time out and after that I had no other problems with that issue.

Tristan had some issues with bullying today (he was constantly picking on Landon) Putting stuff in his hair outside and pushing (gee is this Bryce?) He got some time outs (had a few in the highchair because he wouldn't sit for me (which he usually does)

Paige wanted me to hold her all morning but was in a good mood (not walking much at all today the little stinker!)

Hayden is in a good mood (only had the one issue in the early morning)

Thomas seemed sleepy but played well and really was getting into things outside!

I moved our preschool table up in the upstairs playroom (since we moved crafts upstairs) and now I have the big boys eatting meals in there as well. They loved eating there!!! They sat the entire time (my rule is you may not get up until I wipe you off and you brush your teeth!) If they disobey they will sit out at the kitchen for the next meal (which they don't want to do!) I will try Landon in a few weeks and then Paige and Thomas in a few months (soon they'll all be out there!) and the highchairs will be gone!!! Yeah!

Each child got a little pumpkin (The big boys painted them) and the little kiddos got washable/non-toxic markers to color theirs with. All had a blast (oh and we looked at our pumpkins under our magnifying glasses again and described what we saw.

We read tons of books at the table (some Halloween some not!) We did out 5 little pumpkins play a few times. We sang songs like the wheels on the bus (Paige says "round and round", itsy spider, abc's (Landon and Paige are singing along to this now!)

We went downstairs and did the weather, day of week/month (Thomas helped put Wendy's scarf on (it's cold out today!)

We listened to music (because we took the table out there is a huge area for the kiddos to move around, so no one was interested in a formal lesson) They ran around and free-played.

We then went outside for a half hours. Everyone loved running around outside. Like I said before, Thomas was on a mission to just explore, Landon seemed to follow him around a bit! Tristan and Bryce hung out with their trucks and Paige and Hayden spent a good amount of time swinging.

Had my first yucky boy encounter today! Tristan came up to me outside and said, "here Ashy!" I held out my hand thinking he was going to give me a leaf or something. I screamed and jumped when I discovered he put a big, fat, wiggling worm in my hand!!!! YUCK!! He laughed so loud when I screamed (boys will be boys!

Oh and Thomas and Tristan were best buddies today inside (they were copying each other!)

-Paige needs diapers (Hayden has about 3 pull ups left)

Ash