Thursday

Breakfast: waffles with cin and sugar, bananas, milk
Lunch: spaghetti, cheese slices, applesauce/grapes, milk

All ate super well again! They must all be growing! Lilly ate great and get this (drank both milks all gone!!!) woohoo. Hayden was extra thirsty today too!

Well it was a fun but a bit rough morning! Miss Lilly, Mr. Tristan, and Mr. Bryce were big time grumpa lumps today! Bryce's no naps caught up with him today, Tristan was crying over everything and Lilly was fussy and I didn't know how to make her happy (she wanted up then down then up again.)

So I got out my toddler book and looked up some stuff to do (unfortunately most of the items I was missing 1 ingredient/peice) So we listened to music and danced (this went well) did a kite craft with stickers (Lilly does not like stickers, haha!) Then after Bryce had his 100th breakdown and it was only 9:30 I got desperate and we ended up outside with shaving cream (works like a charm!)

They had a blast for over an hour with that stuff! Hayden didn't participate (he was freaked out after Bryce got stung by a wasp) but he watched the kids make a mess. They were all covered head to toy in cream by the end so then I got out the hose and hosed them down!!! They are all in new outfits and dry now (I was a little worried about Tristan's skin, but it's been 2 hours and no break out!!!) Oh just to let you know, my kids play with this stuff in the tub and love it (it's cheap too!)

Next week we are going to play with spagetti and use it to paint outside, make pb playdough, and noodle necklaces (yes I'm bored!)

The kids ate an early lunch, played a bit and were down for naps (all of them!!!) Trying another new sleep schedule today with Hayden in the fancy room and all the other kiddos in seperate rooms upstairs, Tristan downstairs, but I told him he has to sleep today (no exceptions after this morning!)

wednesday

Breakfast: poptarts and milk and then cereal (they were hungry)
Lunch: mac n cheese, grapes, milk and m&m's for treat

Sorry so late, I was so tired, I forgot to post! I went to sleep as soon as all the kiddos were down!

So we took Bryce to school and then went grocery shopping! The kids were great and for their reward I bought them each a bag of m&m's for after lunch.

We came home and Sissy helped me to unload and put away groceries (she loves to help it's so cute!)

The boys played and then we went and picked up Bryce. Came back, had lunch, then a little play time before bed. I think all all asleep (even Hayden) except Bryce.

We are excited about the carnival tonight, I hope there is some yummy food !!!

Tuesday

Breakfast: choc chip pancakes, banana, milk

Lunch: pb and marsh sandwiches, cheese slices, watermelon/applesauce, milk

All ate really well (Lilly drank a whole milk today!!) The trick of putting food on a fork and then putting in her milk worked (I think my problem last week was I let her feed herself most of her meals)

Great morning! We played outside quite a bit before it got too hot out. The kids splashed in the pool, played playdough (Bryce taught them how to make hidden treasures), We swang, and ran around. Then we came inside and went in the basement to cool off. We sang and danced and played. Best part, no tv today!!! The kids played pretty well together and Lilly was much more content than last week! I caught her a few times trying to climb the basement steps!!!

The kids ate lunch and then Bryce got the idea to make heart shaped birthday cards for sissy. Bryce cut out his heart like he's been doing it for years! Woohoo! They colored and had fun.

The big boys then played upstairs for a short while, us gals played in the playroom. Cutest moment today was when I went upstairs to check on Tristan, Hayden and Bryce, they were all laying in a circle on their bellies playing toy story bingo (actually playing for real) Bryce was teaching them, it was sooooooooooooooo stinken cute!

New sleeping arrangements today, lets see how it goes!??

Lilly is in the baby room, sissy is in my room, Landon in his room, Tristan insisted he stays in the basement. So since I'm trying to take away nap time from Bryce, I'm putting him and Hayden in his room to play "quietly" then around 2 or so let them downstairs, or I might see if Hayden will lay down in his bed for a little. We'll see how this goes, I'm loving Bryce going to bed at 8!!!!!

Monday

Breakfast: carvers had poptarts and bananas, rankins had waffles (that's what they choose)

Lunch: grilled cheese, pb crackers, applesauce.

All ate super duper well!

We had a fun morning and boy was it pretty outside! Not too hot! WE went to the school park for a while and they had a blast then home again to swim!

In for lunch then playtime until naps!!!

Thursday

Breakfast: cin/sugar pancakes, banana, milk
Lunch: pb and marsh on wheat, applesauce//watermelon, cheese, milk

All ate super duper great!!! Lilly was in love with my pancakes!! and she loved the american cheese, everyone else got colby jack cheese. The carvers are addicted to apple sauce this week too! Big eaters, Hayden and Tristan ate whole sandwhiches (Lilly didn't drink much today)

Wow Lilly is looking slim!!! Just noticed it this morning when daddy dropped her off!

We went outside for a half hour early in the morning after breakfast (before it got too hot) The kids had fun running around and didn't get too sweaty.

Then we came inside and watched Hayden's new movie "follow that bird" one of my favs from when I was little. It's an old sesame street movie. The kids (especially Bryce and Tristan) loved it!!!

We then read books and sang and danced. LIlly was very fussy during the movie (I think she was tired.) I got some new toys out for her and she had a "ball" with a bunch of balls.I also noticed she wanted to stand a lot today, she kept saying.... "up"

We ate lunch and then the big boys were upstairs and the little ones down with me. All are in bed, Lilly is in the room upstairs in the crib and I'm hoping she naps better there today.

Wed

Breakfast: poptarts and muffins and milk
Lunch: mac n cheese, pudding, pears, and milk

All ate well for both meals!

yeah for me feeling better and being able to finally take the kiddos grocery shopping (I think they missed it!) They did super and we were in and out in less than an hour! We took Bryce to summer fun program and then came home and put groceries away and played until it was time to pick him up. We ate our lunch and now the little ones are asleep (or in bed) and Hayden and Bryce are playing so nicely up in Bryce's room (they begged to let me let them stay up a bit longer)

Hayden is excited for his "new" Popsicles that he'll get if he takes a nap today! :-)

Tuesday

Breakfast: whole grain poptarts, banana, milk

Lunch: spagettios, watermellon/applesauce, cheese slices (Lilly hated cheese!!! she had yogurt!)

All ate very well today except my Landon at Lunch. It was a good morning today (well except for the usual misbehaving of my 2!! grrrrrrrrr)

We went outside from 8:30-9 so it was nice to get some fresh air before (what I thought it got hot but now it's raining) Then we came in and watched sesame street for a bit and had free play time. Then we sang our mother goose songs (we need new songs soon!!! however they are experts at those songs!)

Then we did the weather and day of the week/month.

We did 2 activities later. We talked about tracing. The kids had a worksheet where they practiced tracing patterns of lines. Then they did a coloring activity and finally we talked about the letter T and W and what sounds and words they go with. They practiced writing T's and W's too. Bryce and Hayden did excellent and Tristan seemed to "get" tracing. Paige just loves to color and Landon well he would color then run around then come back and color (oh I hope his attention get's better before preschool) Lilly was so excited to join the kids in the fun and I gave her two crayons to scribble with (she loved it!!!) and she stood the entire time!

Then we did a fishy craft. We practiced gluing and cutting and some more coloring! We talked about fishies and where they live.

Everyone was in good spirits today and the big kids played so nice (crazy nice) after lunch upstairs while the girls played with me downstairs. When I went up the boys made this huge train track and were playing so quietly (like I said crazy!!) even Landon was involved!!!

All are napping!

Oh and just a reminder if you could bring a thing of wipes for August that would be great (I'm seeming to be going through those a lot lately!) Thanks!