What I got on Target!!!!!!!!!!

How Kids Learn~~~!

Like her older brother did, Gigi is learning at her own pace in the way best for her.
MD was writing his name at around 3.5  and Gigi just wrote her name at 5.
This Friday we were signing cards to send to the grandmothers and Gigi signed her card.

It was the first time she did ! She was never made to write any letters or her name.
She usually sends e-mails to a friend and is able to type a few words but most of the time I spell it out for her and point to the letters she cannot remember. She does like typing sometimes and using roses to decorate the text.

Learning happens everyday in our home and it is never ceases to amaze me how children learn
naturally.
It was the same way with her brother and according to his annual testing , required in Minnesota, he spells at between the 6th and 7th grades level.
Here is Gigi's first time writing out her name!

Easter eggs, angels, dragons and wolves!!!!!!

That is what we have been up to!!!!!!!!!

Snow on the ground-where is Spring????

This has been a long cold winter and the kids and I have not enjoyed the fun winter stuff because it was so cold.
We have not made a single snowman as the snow was usually "powdery" and not good sticky stuff due to very low temperatures.

At least this unwelcomed snow/cold spell gave us that chance and Gigi got to make a snowman or two!

It has been a long time!!!!

It has been a long time since I posted. I am goin to start blogging again as a way to keep my children's life documented.
I want them to be able to look back and remember all!!
So here it goes!!!!

CAKE!

NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER-WABASHA,MN

FACE PAINTING

GIGI'S FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

GIGI'S BIRTHDAY

BEST FRIENDS PRINCESSES

GIGI'S AND MD'S GIGERBREAD HOUSE

FACE PAINTING BY GIGI

Some pictures  of the last few months!

A Day at the Beah in Minnesota in November!!!!!!!!!

Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!! Link and Barbie Musketeer!

Most of the candy has ben open and tossed,  some is still in their buckets and they maybe ate 5-10% in the last two days.

It is just candy! The fun is to trick or treat!

Every Pony needs a little girl to love!

Honey when she arrived

Honey a month after she arrived

And this is Honey now!

Here are the pictures of Honey when we got her , a month later and than again about 3-4 months later.
A big difference when you are loved isn't it!

Every Pony needs a girl!!!

Parenting on Facebook.

Inspired by Gail's post on her teenagers and a Facebook discussion she had.

This was an exchange on one of my friend from La Leche League Facebook wall. Needless to say the contrast to what I am used to in the unschooling boards is huge.

This is about a little boy not 3 and a half years old yet.

Its very sad to see parents create such an adversarial relationship with their kids from the get go. All because of a couple of bucks that it cost for a box of Band-Aids!

MOM's son is howling "Band-aid!!! Band-aid!!! Band-aid!!!" over and over and over non-stop now for 15 minutes... because he wants a band-aid but doesn't need one. I have to draw the line somewhere, or there won't be any left when they're needed.... I'm stubbornly refusing to give in this time! ugh

Poster 1-I understand the frustration, but it's still kind of funny! M. occasionally whined about needing a band-aid for his toe, every time he noticed the little blood blister on his toe nail from dropping his sippy cup on it. It happened at least 6 months ago! Luckily it finally grew out a week or two ago, ha ha.
Poster 2-don't give up hang in there girl!
Poster 3-I, too, sturggle with the Band-Aid battle! Stick to your guns!
Poster 4-For us it's food... this morning our son wanted butter on his muffin. I gave him some, he picked off the butter and ate it without any muffin, then asked for more. I gave him more and took the butter away. He ate the butter and they screamed and cried for more. It' tough!
Poster 5 -No blood, no band-aid! That's what my mom's rule always was. Grandma always gave us a band-aid regardless. I admit I'm a softie when it comes to giving them out. Hang in there

MOM-there's always something! it's hard -- if you let them do it once, they'll keep trying next time! kind of like my raccoon I guess, he's back for more food ;) of course.
ME- Take a few out of the box and give him the box. Its less than $2 and your child will be happy and know mom cares.
MOM-see, I've let him in the past when it's borderline, but we've gone through so many in the past week! I feel the need to start limiting it to real blood/injuries, not past ones that are scabbed over and almost healed... He used to go in there and get his own, now I'm locking the door and putting them up high!
Poster 6-Been there, done that! Be strong!!
Poster 7 -Okay, the way I look at it, it's not about the bandaid - it's about the fact that he is screaming about it for 15 minutes! No means no, that's what kids have to learn!!! Don't get me wrong, this is NOT about blame here- my 9-year-old is still learning and still whining and throwing fits when she doesn't get her way . . . but she has to learn the fits aren't going to get her anywhere besides up into her room until she is done!!! Oh the challenges of parenting!!! HANG IN THERE, HEATHER!!! We are all with you!!!
KIDS GRANDMOTHER ( dad's side and former LLL leader)-And as Grandma, I can say,"this too will pass". Soon enough Zach will be handing out bandages to his kids. :)
ME-Grandma is right.

How sad..... My daughter , who is the same age, has had boxes of Band-Aid applied all over her body many times. It always makes her feel better when she gets hurt or it is plain fun to have them all over. One time I think I counted about 23 on her. Wish I had a picture taken.....

Bubble Fun !!!!!!

Grandma foot massage/soaker/spa
+ a little dish detergent= lots of fun!!!!