Avery and Aileen - isms

Avery

"majammies" = pajamas

Thinks that when mommy shuffles cards, the sound of the cards makes a "stinker" noise.  "Mom, put the cards into two piles and stinker them down." = a.k.a. shuffle them

tries to blow raspberries on his mom's tummy when she isn't expecting it



Aileen

stacks 2-3 blocks on her own

often whispers to herself when playing

beautiful long eyelashes and soft, natural baby curls in her hair

tiny little toes

prefers to be barefoot and is still not used to the idea of any kind of shoes or socks

constantly curious - finds joy in experiencing things using all of her senses

quiet, gentle, but can be playful when she warms up to you

still grabs her sleeve cuff while sucking her thumb as if she is giving herself a hug

tries to imitate her parents by tickling herself after we tickle her ribs

gets so excited to see Clint when he arrives home and walks into the door after being gone all day at work - she will squeal and quickly crawl across the room to greet him

Crayons, Brushes and Tissue Paper

1.) Aileen's first attempt scribbling with a crayon (Early start in art!)
2.) water painting with silicone brush
3.) tissue paper, wax paper, foil and netting sensory play

Carseats, Sorting, Siblings and Feeling Snow

1.) Aileen riding for the first time in her forward-facing carseat

2.) sorting objects into muffin tins

3.) Aileen loving on her big brother

4.) Aileen's first time feeling snow

Friends, Mirrors, Standing and Brushes

1.) a wagon ride with a friend

2.) Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the cutest little girl of them all?

3.) standing and swaying with the glider chair

4.)  feeling a texture brush

Soccer, Bunny Cake, Car Wash and Eggs

1.) Avery (#5) soccer game

2.) Easter bunny cake

3.) Hotwheels car wash

4.)  easter egg and robot acrylic painting with q-tips

Shaving Cream, Tape, Paint and Castles

1.) chalk and shaving cream paint play
2.) duct tape bow tie
3.) homemade watercolor painting
4.) painted cardboard puppet castle

Pasta, Salad Spinner, Shamrocks and Beads

1.) dying pasta
2.) salad spinner art
3.) shamrock cards
4.) stringing dyed pasta tubes

Germ Collection, Collages, Decopauges and Prints

1.) Avery brought home a preschool project that included vegetable prints.  He thought it looked like a "bad germ collection".
2.) decoupage collage
3.) magazine decoupage frame
4.) muffin tin prints

Glitter, Kool-Aid, Slime and a Turkey Baster

1.) homemade glitter glue paint
2.) kool-aid play doh
3.) homemade slime and gak
4.) water play with a turkey baster and containers

GermX and Ridiculous Glasses

Avery

Avery is constantly asking questions, especially about germs.  - “If we dumped a bottle of GermX on the ground, who would win?  Would GermX defeat (kill all the germs) the dirt?”

For the past month, Avery includes the following in his bedtime prayer: “Please protect everybody on every planet”.  He has also given thanks specifically for Netflix.

He calls cursive “fancy writing”

After we changed Aileen’s diaper (for the second time in ten minutes before we leave for Avery’s preschool), I was going to help Avery tie his shoes.  He looked at me with a disgusted expression, “Uh, mom, are you going to wash your hands first?”

Aileen

Bounces and sways to music

Protests to anything or anyone limiting her mobility

Climbs on anything she can – highchair, coffee table, dining room chairs, etc…

Laughs at her mom when she wears sunglasses as if Aileen thinks mom looks ridiculous

She has started to take some steps on her own