Wordless Wednesday!

My new do!  (Don't mind the messy house.  My mommy got a little behind, but has definitly cleaned since then!)

Cousins!

Cousins!

Apple Painting

Here is Mena painting with an apple.  We first read a book about apples and talked all about how they grow.  I then cut an apple in half and we talked about the variouos parts.  Mena ate one half of the apple for a snack and then we painted with the other half.  At first she tried holiding it with her hands but we found it to be rather difficult.  I decided to put a corn on the Cob holder in the apple and that solved the problem.  She painted red first and then we let that dry.  She then painted Yellow on top of it.  I wanted her to do more colors but we both got a little bored after two times!  It was lots of fun.  Try it!

Mena-ism: Burp

Mena just burped.  I said, "Are you okay, Mena?"  She replies, "Yeah, it's just a beep!" 

Things I'm looking forward to this October...

1. Grace's wedding and all the events that go along with it!
2. Going to Illinois with my hubby overnight...the conference for Lighthouse that we are attending will be fun too!  Did I mention, no Mena! 
3. Visiting a Cider Mill, apple orchard.
4. Watching Mena learn and grow as I teach her everyday.
5. Catholic Central football games.  They are undefeated and are soooo fun to watch. 
6. Halloween...I can't wait to see Mena all dressed up and show her off. 

I'm sure I will be adding to this list all the time!  There's always something to look forward too.

Play Planet Park

We went to this park for the first time today.  It was awesome!!!!!!!!  So HUGE and so many fun things for Mena (and Momma and Daddy) to play on.  It is called Play Planet and it is well worth our 20 minute drive!  Mena has been asking to go back since we pulled away. 

Disney on Ice

Many thanks to my dear friend Sharon who won free tickets to Disney on Ice that she couldn't use.  We were more than happy to help her with her predicament!  Dom, Myself, Mena, and her Cia Cia Clare got to go see the show in Auburn Hills.  It was wonderful!  We had so much fun!  Here are a few pictures...

Mena wouldn't sit in my lap except for that one picture.  I was a little sad, had to remind myself that this is typical preschooler behavior.  She wants nothing to do with me when other options are available.  Especially someone as cool as her Godmother!

The show was fantastic and had skating skits from many different Disney movies.  My favorite were the toy soldiers from Toy Story and the whole It's a Small World skate.  Very well done and I would defintily take her again someday.  Thanks so much Sharon!

Necklace making

Mena made a necklace out of noodles and cut up straws.  I did put some masking tape on the end of her ribbon to make it easier to string.  YOu could string so many other things but this is what I through together in 2 minutes for her to do!  It did manage to hold her attention for a few minutes and she couldn't wait to show her daddy.

We love Dramatic Play

How do you keep a preschooler entertained when you are drained and your hubby got invited to the Tigers game last minute?           You build a fort!!!

Playing in our "Fort" and feeding all our animals their meals.  Wouldn't you just love a carb filled meal consisting of a bagel sandwich!  That's what our dino loved to eat!

Apple paper plate craft

Here is an apple craft that Mena made.  I cut red paper into strips and let her tear them into pieces.  She can't use scissors yet so this allowed her to do every step of the craft.  She applied glue and then stuck the pieces on a paper plate.  She was so happy with her paper plate apple.  We hung it on the wall in her art area in our classroom!