"Homework"

Grace is really into doing her "homework". This is anything such as coloring, drawing, or writing.

She'll keep herself busy for long periods of time like this. I hope she'll like homework as good when she really has it. :)

Ipad Apps

Two of Grace's new favorite Ipad App's are:

*ABC Tracing - is pretty much just tracing the capital and lower case of each letter.

Screenshot of ABC Tracing:


*Letter Quiz - Includes 4 different games: flashcards, identification, matching, & handwriting. Her favorite ones are matching and handwriting.

Screenshot of Letter Quiz:


Below are photos of Grace playing "Letter Quiz".







After she finished all the upper case letters...



LOVE this feature that shows all the letters just as she traced them. (Just wished I could save it, guess snapping a photo of it real quick works too?!?!)

These photos were taken on a Sunday night. Grace just started playing with this app the Friday night before. On Friday night she had no concept of picking up her finger after making one stroke of the letter to make another. There was lots of scribbling and just moving her finger around. Lots of circle motions on the screen. By Sunday night she'd done these letters all by herself.

Pattern Blocks

I was introduced to pattern blocks while getting my teaching certification. I don't really remember playing with them when I was in school, but I know they were developed in the 60's so I'm sure I had to have, maybe I just have a bad memory.

Pattern blocks are a type of mathematical manipulative that allows children to see how shapes can be decomposed into other shapes. We also used them to help when teaching fractions. Pattern blocks are not only just for mathematics, they can also be used to build pictures including animals, flowers, boats and ships, rockets and planes, cars, trains, and many others. It's great for early development of colors; shapes and matching skills.

Here's the link to the basic set that we gave Grace for Christmas!

Girls Day Out

Yesterday Grace and I had a FUN morning out. I know I stay home with her and we have a lot of mommy-daughter days but yesterday we did fun things for her rather than just running our usual boring errands. After breakfast with her Daddy we went to Marbles Museum. Id highly recommend it to anyone with children. I see Grace and I frequently visiting. She pretended to be a firefighter, an EMS worker, a pizza maker, and a veterinarian. She also got to pretend to grocery shop, be on a pirate ship, and MANY other things!

After the museum it was time for Grace to get a haircut. It was long overdue!

Then it was a lunch out that even included ice cream with sprinkles!

Boy, do I love this baby girl!!!

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Camera Phone Photos

I have gotten TERRIBLE about taking actual photos of Grace. I really do need to try to carry my point & shoot camera around more but my phone camera seems more convenient and the quality of the photos are about the same as my point and shoot isn't very good. Below you will find a bunch of photos I've snapped of Grace with my camera phone within the past (maybe) two months. I guess it was a moment I couldn't resist at the time, so I figured I'd share with you!

Grace never falls asleep just watching TV during the day, so I had to take a photo:

A fun breakfast: 

My friend Sandi and I are leaders of a 4H Club. We took our kids to Pocosin Arts for a pottery class one day and Grace got to participate too. Here she is adding textures to her clay. 

Fun at the Circus: 

Out for a walk on Valentines Day with Nonnie and Da: 

My Silly Girl: 

I promise she know how to work my Ipod better than I do: 

Cowgirl Grace: 

Picnic for Snack: 

See what I mean, Silly?!? :) 

I was doing laundry and she put a pair of my underware over her clothes. :) 

Grace and Jaxon having a playdate! 

4H Club

My friend Sandi and I are leaders for a 4H Club. As a Christmas project they made different kinds of Christmas things at our December meeting. Grace tags along with me and for the most part is very good. The other kids are good with her too!