Happy Valentine’s Day! Although I don’t do much with themes, DJ did participate in a Make & Mail Valentine exchange in his toddler playgroup this year. I was so incredibly impressed with the way he chose to paint the hearts. It made me a little sad to not be able to keep them! DJ was playing with his markers the other day, stacking them together and counting them. So I pulled out his number rods to compare each set of…
I had to work on Saturday and when I came home in the afternoon, I was greeted by DJ screaming “Webakedbread! Webakedbread!” He was SO excited. And the best part? My husband took pictures! So this is how to bake bread with dad while mom’s at work: Measure ingredients Whisk Add yeast Stir Pound Pound Pound Bake in pan Enjoy!
DJ has been helping with the fireplace a lot these days. Dad starts a fire nearly every evening and he’s been teaching DJ not only how to start a fire but how to be safe around fire. DJ’s favorite job is scooping the old ash out and he insists on doing it every time, even when it’s not really necessary. After using the shovel to scoop the ash out, he gets a dustpan and brush to sweep up any that…
DJ started out his “school” this week by having me help him put this world puzzle together that he got for his birthday. While he has mastered the 12 piece wooden Melissa & Doug jigsaw puzzles, a puzzle with this many pieces and such a complex picture is still beyond him. I simplified the task by stacking the pieces into 7 piles corresponding to each continent. We started with Antarctica and worked our way clockwise around the map. When the…