There's some great things about having new neighbors to teach Ali fun stuff..... Ring Rosie, Husha Husha and me fall down, up, down, up! (sorry for the blurry parts, I was using the camera on my phone).
And then there's some not so great things to learn....
Mind you, they were doing it with chalk, harmless enough. Little did they know Ali would take what she learned and re do it because it was so fun. Thank goodness for dry erase washable markers!
It was an amazing week of firsts, I'm sure most of it is interacting and playing with the new neighbors. Along with pushing herself on the swing, she's been singing the ABC song and "husha husha we all fall down". She also started landing on her feet on the trampoline from a bum drop!
It's been another great weekend and while I didn't get some things done that I wanted to do, I did manage to get in some work hours, did some baking to share and had fun with Ali and Mark.
As I looked at my fridge today I realized how full our house has become with fun stuff. Yep, I still have Ali's amazing drawing of her going for a walk in the top left. Beside that is an invite for Lauren's Bday party this week, a letter from Bad Bad Leroy thanking Ali for some yummy yummy delicious scones she helped bake, the picture we had done at the Easter Eggstravaganza, a painted leaf, a "card" from our new neighbors to Ali and under the star some information Mark's been collecting on his grandfather's history. Lotsa love on that fridge!
For fun I thought I'd try to remember and reconstruct what our fridge looked like before Ali (ignore the colorful stuff piled atop). Lots of good quotes and sayings and a Chuckle Bros. cartoon that I thought was punny and fitting for Mark and I, it has a picture of a roaming family cooking dinner at a fire, a donkey and trailer behind, it reads, "They were proud of the fact that they had never lost their temper, nor had they ever had even a single argument. Yes... they were nomads" I quickly took that down when sleep deprivation and stress got the best of me but in reality Mark and I seldom fight as the general public would see it, we do fight, just not in a way that others would see it as such. I like it, but the top picture makes me smile a bit more. :D
hmmm, This is Mark's attempt at a Playdoh cat. We've been working hard to get Ali to recognize her numbers. She can almost count to 20 but there's a couple numbers she doesn't recognize. After working on 3 and 5 this week, I think we've only got 6 and 9 to go!
Oh my goodness, what have I done! I don't have a big enough bowl! I thought I'd double a scone recipe and ended up doubling the double! Neighbors were happy to help with the stacked pile of scones though!
Some down time and snack time. Raw green beans and tortilla chips. mmmm mmmm. Say hi to our new neighbors Lauren and Ashley
Seems Ali loves the Pooh Bear Lullabee, she's been singing it to me all day... guess I better learn all the words! She's also been singing the alphabet song and the silly swing song I made over a month ago. She's so cute, I sing it and she wiggles while swinging. It goes like this...
Swing swing swing
Ali's on the swing
Sing Sing Sing
Ali won't you sing
Sing me a song
It doesn't have to be long
Ali won't you sing me a song.
I am soooo done today! We had a good day, but it was long without a lot of down time. Ali's bathtime put me over the edge. She wanted the soap, but the one on the tub was shampoo so I put that one away and was getting the soap when she decided not to trust me and wail like she wasn't getting her soap. heh... I guess it was a long day and I was done explaining.. I'm making your toast.. I'm buttering your toast... I'm going to the bathroom.... I'm just going to... Ali, stay with me (while shopping).. Whew. There was a time where these kinds of topics didn't warrant comment and I just went about my day. Add having to say things a few times.. and ... yeah.. I'm done.
We've got new neighbors and the wife, Rachael, is wonderfully easy to talk to and her children Ashley and Lauren are great kids. They've come over to play a few times and they all get along great! I think I need an adult picnic table and seating area now!
Yesterday we had our second gymnastics class and then my work's Stampede Party! (Hmmm, wonder if that adds to the "I'm done" statement above) (and the night before she woke at 11:30 telling me she needed goldfishies, she was hungry)(and last night after the Party, she fell asleep in the truck on the way home. A nap usually equals a long drawn out bed time and a riled Momma).
I didn't get a good picture of Ali in the bouncy castle, but it was tons of fun and Ali spent a good half hour in it.
I heard this song on the radio the other day and thought it was perfect to sing to Ali. I'm sure the intent was not for a baby girl child, but the lyrics are so fitting.
Beautiful Mess - Diamond Rio
Going out of my mind these days
Like I'm walking 'round in a haze
I can't think straight
I can't concentrate
And I need a shave
I go work and I look tired
The boss man says "Son, you're gonna get fired.
This ain't your style."
And behind my coffee cup
I just smile
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess I'm in
Spending all my time with you
There's nothing else I'd rather do
What a sweet addiction that I'm caught up in
'Cause I can't get enough
Can't stop the hunger for your love
What a beautiful, what a beautiful mess I'm in
This morning I put salt in my coffee
I put my shoes on the wrong feet
I'm losing my mind I swear
It might be the end of me
But I don't care
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess I'm in
Spending all my time with you
There's nothing else I'd rather do
What a sweet addiction that I'm caught up in
'Cause I can't get enough
Can't stop the hunger for your love
What a beautiful, what a beautiful mess I'm in
Is it your eyes?
Is it your smile?
All I know is that you're driving me wild
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess I'm in
Spending all my time with you
There's nothing else I'd rather do
What a sweet addiction that I'm caught up in
'Cause I can't get enough
Can't stop the hunger for your love
What a beautiful...
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess I'm in
Spending all my time with you
There's nothing else I'd rather do
What a sweet addiction that I'm caught up in
'Cause I can't get enough
Can't stop the hunger for your love
What a beautiful, what a beautiful mess I'm in
Ali now has gymnastics to look forward to every Thursday! This week was the first session and I think SHE was FANTASTIC! It seemed we've been teaching her gymnastics all along, from sommersaults to rolling to hanging out with good ole dad on the bars!
On our way! Well, after Ali gets into her car seat and is all safe and buckled in. Honest, she doesn't drive yet.
Showing off her Gymnast Star shirt!
At the Jumphouse! Almost there!
Not sure what's going on yet, but sitting patiently and waiting with her nametag on. I may have to bring a marker and add the extra "s" next week.The teacher, Lori showed up and brought them to an area with circles on the floor to stand on and do stretches. Ali didn't like this part, I think she was a bit confused and feeling lost.. but then....
First it's the bars. Awesome!
There were a few stations and Ali caught on quick. First, roll down a sloped mat, then hang on the bars, curl feet up, put them out then spread them. Next Ali got to swing three times before moving onto a bar on the floor where she did push ups. The last was hanging from another bar and putting her feet up.. she needed a little help with that one.
Then the balance bar, almost just like walking on curbs! Fun! The teacher telling Ali to slow down!
then there was a tumble, roll mat routine. The smiles by now are huge from both of us! What a good idea this was!
And the easy part, a trampoline! The extra part was walking to the middle, jumping and then stopping before walking off.
Ali wasn't huge into the foam pit, she stayed on the mat and didn't venture in too far.
But she found another use for the foam blocks.....a TOWER!
Gymnastics is almost over and we spend the last 10 minutes just playing with the foam blocks
