Reid - 7/31/2017

Reid ate lots of peaches for breakfast - not interested in whole grain chex cereal.  He walked over to the peach can and said, "I ate 2 of the tiny version of this (point at it) and Mom was actually good with that."  Haha!  Ok.  For Lunch he ate hamburger on bun, no lettuce or tomato, no avocado (he likes the avocado, but he was busy snarfing down the hamburger and today he didn't want any), and ate his oranges.

Here's a note left over from Friday: Sophie was wanting something (a toy) and Reid gave her a little lecture:  "No, you don't NEED that!  You WANT that!"  He sounded pretty familiar with that phrase and you should be encouraged because he totally knows what it means!!  :)  Good job Mom and Dad.

He randomly said, "All you need to make thunder nap (snap?) is lava rock and gun powder."  LOL! Ok.  He said, "Then you just throw it on the ground!"  Ok.

Reid was SO excited this morning when he saw Nora stand up!  He said, "Nora handing (standing) up Gary!!  Just for a hecond!!!" (second)  I did not see it, but when we were outside she stood up in the middle of the lawn!!  It was so AWESOME!!  :)  There wasn't anything or anyone within 10 feet of her.  Surprised me!  Uhh...that was kind of random Nora!  In the middle of the yard.  :)

Here's some pictures from this morning: It may look like he was just laying on the floor, but actually he was scooting across the floor on the slick hardwood.  Ha!  Back-n-forth across the floor 2 or 3 times.  Then he and his Nor Nor buddy were playing on the mattress.

Reid - 7/28/2017

Reid ate some oatmeal and ate dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, LOTS of whole wheat elbow noodles, a couple of green beans, and ate LOTS of applesauce.

Yesterday afternoon I was looking at Reid and said, "Reid, I think you're the biggest kid I've ever seen."  He said, "And funny."  Oh yes, of course!  You're also the funniest kid I've ever seen!  Haha!!  Actually both statements are probably quite accurate!!  :)

Reid and Sophie were doing some puzzles and Reid has been enjoying them in this toy exchange because there are lots of fish puzzles and He's the resident "Fish Expert."  I could hear him telling Sophie, "These (pointing to some in the puzzle) fish are SO rare!  Rarest fish in the world!"  Haha! He knows almost as much about fish as he does about fidget spinners!  He told me about my fidget spinner - "this one literally the first fidget spinner made in the whole world!"  I laughed because it was so cute and funny.  He said, "NO!!!  Really!!"  Oh, ok!

Reid was so ready to go outside (and the others will frequently take up the chant on his behalf - haha!!) and as soon as we were ready it started to rain.  So we watched it rain from the window inside!  And it poured hard for several minutes - enough that we listened to it hitting the metal roof.  We read books, sang some songs and looked at the Bear Cam in Katmai Park Alaska.  Reid was pretty mesmerized by the web cam - we listened to the water in the river, going over the falls, saw LOTS of fish jumping, and the bears catching and eating the fish.

Reid - 7/27/2017

Reid ate toasted whole wheat bagel and lots of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate hamburger/sausage pizza on whole wheat crust, olives, mushrooms, peppers, tomato sauce, and two servings of pineapple on the side as well.  This first picture was taken at breakfast when Reid said, "Look Gary!  I can shoot (catapult) my cup!"  Ha!  Which was pretty funny except Avi was trying to mimic the exact thing!  :)

I took this picture yesterday afternoon when Reid was saying, "Hey Gary!  Did you get the picture!?! Hey Gary!!  Did you get the picture!!??"  Yes.  And this morning he was back at "his" chair doing some more antics.  At the same time Avi was saying, "look look look look" and I said, "Look at what?"  Reid said, "ME!!"  Ha!  Of course!

Reid dumped these balls on Nora and she was SO EXCITED!!  Hilarious!  She was laughing, squealing, and quivering all over!!  Haha!!  So I asked him if he'd do it again so I could get a picture! Yes, this is a staged photo!!  Haha!!  BUT, it looks identical to the original event!  And she was again laughing, squealing, and quivering!!

Reid - 7/26/2017

Reid ate lots of breakfast: whole wheat toast and grapes.  For lunch he ate pork roast, no whole grain tortillas, bite of vegetables (potatoes, carrots, no brussel sprouts), and ate 3 servings of fruit salad.  I already told TJ this story on Monday, but I want to put it in Reid's Blog anyhow.  (Some things just need to be on record!!  Ha!)  On Monday afternoon Reid randomly said, "Chief rip Dad's pants into shorts!!"  Haha!!  TJ said it never happened, Reid said it definitely happened!  Ha!

Lauralea's Sister got me a fidget spinner and when I showed it to Reid this morning his face just lit up like a new light bulb!  He said, "For Christmas you can buy me one of these!!"  Ha!  That boy cracks me up!

This first picture needs a bit of explanation.  Reid has been experimenting with spinning one of the yellow buckets with just one shape in it.  He thinks it's cool that the toy will stay in there every time if he spins it correctly.  Nicely done.  (I don't charge extra for these Classes that teach centrifugal force!  You're Welcome!)

The rest of the morning pictures don't need too much explaining!  Reid peeking in the igloo at Atley, getting loves from Nora, the kids searching for apples for Reid to pitch back over the fence, and Reid showing Avi how to do some sidewalk chalk.  Reid spent more time doing sidewalk chalk than he ever has!  And he was a good example for the little ones showing them how to use it appropriately.

Reid - 7/24/2017

Reid ate banana and raisins for breakfast - no cheerios.  "They give me the rotten egg burps."  For lunch he ate two servings of hamburger from the taco salad; and ate lots of olives including the ones that Sophie gladly donated to stave off his starvation!  No lettuce or tomatoes.  No whole wheat pita bread.  Ate LOTS of cantaloupe.

Lauralea's sister Julie is here for a couple of days and Reid was showing-off big time for her this morning running up and down the hall.  (With my permission - hey, I understand the young fellow's need to show-off!  Haha!) It was funny because as soon as they left to do all their shopping he immediately came back into the Daycare room and sat down to catch his breath!  Ha!

Here are some pictures from this morning: He hooked all these phones together and called it his "chain."  When I took the picture he was talking into the top phone and said it would be cool if the sound would come out the bottom.  Hmm....I see some disconnect there Reido!  Haha!  He also played with the fish puzzle and asked lots of questions about the fish - many which were salt water fish.  He was very interested in that.  In the 2nd picture he is doing one of his daily jobs - emptying the ball bucket!!

We also chased bubbles outside and here's a picture of Sophie and Reid reacting to the same bubble.  Reid said, "Hey Gary! Did you know you can actually use bubbles for sunscreen?  The sun will not burn you!?  (As he's smearing bubble water on his arm!  Probably washing off the real sunscreen!  Haha!)  No, Reid I was not aware of that!

  

Reid - 7/21/2017

Reid ate whole wheat english muffin and lots of oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, LOTS of whole wheat elbow noodles, most of peas, and LOTS of applesauce.  He randomly said at breakfast: "Gary, you may not know this, but my Mom actually bought this shirt for me!"  Haha!  So now I'm wondering how she usually acquires his shirts.  Hmmm....haha!!

I took this first picture yesterday afternoon after nap.  Reid actually wasn't ready for Nora to get off yet, but she was getting off as I was taking the picture.  Isn't this cute?  And the 2nd picture was taken yesterday afternoon as well.  Avi was playing on the teeter-totter by herself and Reid plopped down on it and about sent her flying.  Haha!  Good thing she has quick reflexes!!

We were all at the window ready to wave bye at Sophie's Grandpa John, Kim, and Nora.  Kim and Nora saw us and were waving, but they never stopped and Reid said, "Well they just went right past - like - ok, that it!! Bye!!"  Haha!  Then we were watching some workers across the street at Big Willy's house removing his front hedge and I verbalized what they were doing.  Sophie asked, "Is he gonna be frustrated?"  Haha!  Like Willy didn't know they were out there doing that!  That reminded me of last year when some workers removed a tree in his front yard and Reid said essentially the same thing!  "Big Willy gonna be unhappy when he come outside!!"  Ha!

We don't have Art Time that often in the summer months - it's just too nice outside in the mornings to stay inside!!  But they were excited to do art today and we did "golf ball" art.  Then we went outside and Reid played with his frisbee and Nora was thrilled and squealing when he decided to pull her in the wagon.  She loves her Reid!!

Reid - 7/20/2017

Reid ate some french toast and strawberries for breakfast.  (And some dried cranberries that he requested.  Hey, I can't help but spoil him a bit!  After all I don't have him for too many more days!) For lunch he ate a bite or 2 of Paleo Stew with burger, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussel sprouts, ate lots of crackers, and ate his tropical fruit.

Nora was so tickled to see Reid this morning.  Totally adorable.  In the first picture Reid is demonstrating his mastery of the fidget spinner and Nora is very impressed!  Haha!  Reid said, "It's hard to do on a windy day."  Well thank goodness it's not windy and in case you hadn't noticed we are inside the house.  :)

Atley was so impressed watching Reid jump off the igloo.  She'd go to the igloo every time to watch him go flying.  I showed Avilene the picture of Reid flying through the air and I asked her, "Who's that?"  She looked at the picture and said, "Nora."  That made me laugh.  Nora is definitely in the picture and I guess Avi saw her as the focal point of the picture.  Awesome.

We played outside and Reid asked if we could get out some of the patio toys - which we usually get out on a rainy or snowy day.  They hadn't seen these toys for several weeks so they had fun with them.  We also chased bubbles outside and the 3 little people found apples for Reid to pitch back over the fence.  Also, I asked Reid if he slept in a tent or a motel at Glacier and he said, "Motel - it be 200 buck if you be loud at midnight!"  Haha!  LOL!!

Reid - 7/13/2017

Reid ate toasted rye bread and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of pulled pork sandwich, ate peas, and lots of cantaloupe.  Here's a picture of Reid sitting down for lunch.  I took the picture and he immediately took off his glasses and said, "You ruined it in my head."  Ha!  Not sure what that meant, but it's still funny!

I love how excited Nora got when she saw him come in.  So cute.  Later, I realized I didn't have any pictures of Nora yet and I asked Reid if I could take a picture of him loving on Nora.  He said, "No, not today."  LOL!  (So maybe tomorrow.)

Well Reid is here and there was more activity than the past 3 days.  (combined!  Haha!!)  The kids were seemingly amused watching Reid play and wrestle Hudson, but he's so big that I monitor that very closely.  The next picture illustrates nicely what that looks like.  Hudson was loving every moment of it!  Reid was also trying to tell some "knock knock" jokes and Bubba was satisfied just chanting "Knock knock, who's there, knock knock who's there..."  Reid said, "Hey Bubba, that's not how you play knock knock!"  Ha!

More jokes: "Hey Gary, why did the tree go to the house?"  I have no idea.  "To be a human...Get it!?!"  No.  "Hey Gary, knock knock!"  Who's there?  "Interrupting cow."  Interrupting .... "Moo Moo."  Hey, that's a good one Reid and you played it well!  And two more picture from outside...the first one was taken during "praise and worship" time.  :)  Well actually he'd just thrown a ball in the air!!  In the last picture he's teaching Hudson some more tricks!

Reid - 7/7/2017

Reid ate half of malt-o-meal cereal and two servings of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch we had roasted "beef kabobs" with zucchini, red peppers, and pineapple.  He ate bites of all of that and LOTS of whole wheat elbow noodles topped with applesauce.

I just want to make note of the fact that we're playing outside every morning and enjoying the fresh air before it gets too hot in the afternoon.  When the afternoon temperature in the shade is close to 100 degrees like it's been this week I've just been keeping the kids indoors.  We had lots of fun chasing bubbles this morning.  Reid was ready to go in by lunch time and said, "I'm burning up!" Ha! His face was flushed and he was sweating because he'd been working hard chasing bubbles!  He drank lots of water!

I have a note left over from yesterday when Reid said, "Gary, did you know there are old-time fidget spinners out there?"  No, I wasn't aware of that.  "Before I was born."  Haha!  Whoa!  We're talking old-time stuff now!

Reid and Atley were the first two arrivals at Little Treasures this morning and he was putting his blanket over her head.  She was having so much fun and loved how he was playing with her.  Look at that great smile in the first picture.

The morning greeting time with Reid is always so cute!!  Here are a couple of pictures taken within the first 5 minutes after her arrival.  They love on each other and then that's about it for the rest of the morning.  So adorable and sweet!  Lauralea got to see her greet Reid and said, "She really likes him!"

 

In these last two pictures - Avi loves this chair just as much as Reid does - and she obviously was there first!  So Reid started tossing his blanket over her head and kept saying, "Who turned off the lights?  Who turned off the lights?"  She didn't care, she just sat there.  :)

Reid - 7/6/2017

The funnest part about coming home from vacation is always the greeting from the Daycare children!!  So many loves and everyone is happy to be back into their routines!  We had an awesome vacation and I thank everyone again for allowing this to happen!  We made it to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, saw some old friends, went on many walks, and did lots of reading!!  Here's a picture of the sign entering NT.

It was so much fun to have Reid this morning!  He just cracks me up with some of the things he comes up with!!  He asked, "Hey Gary!!  You wanna hear something annoying?"  Well, I was thinking he was going to tell me a story and I said, "sure."  So he does this weird sound and I thought he burped, but he said it wasn't really a burp.  Haha!!  Then he started telling me something else that I couldn't quite understand, but I think it may have been about fireworks, so I asked, "Are you talking about fireworks?"  He said, "Yes, but way more deadly."  LOL!  Lesley told me this morning about the August vacation so I asked Reid, "Where are you guys going on vacation?"  He answered with one word; "Africa."  Haha!  What a flipping goof!  He said, "Hey Gary! Do you know how much my teeth have?"  No, how much?  "55 Fillings."  :)

In the picture below he said, "Hey Gary, I just made a staircase up here."  Of course he's big enough to just sit there without any staircase!  I told Lauralea that Reid will be the only 5 ft 5 year old in Preschool this fall.  I think he's grown another inch or two this summer already!!  Wow!!

Well you may not be able to see him, but Hudson is definitely in this first picture!!  He was covering himself with the "Griz Pillows" and then started asking Reid to cover him some more!  "Reid! On me, on me!"  Reid was more than happy to start piling stuffed animals on Bubba.  :)