tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83451542294813014782024-03-05T01:37:26.575-08:00Teaching the PunkThe Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-79009923580535895072012-01-02T13:43:00.000-08:002012-01-03T07:22:51.067-08:00NYTTJA? I dunno what it means, but I'll take two.I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I have an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span> problem. I need a 12-Step <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span> program. It's about 45 minutes away from home, but I still manage to go there every other month or so. The stuff is so cheap, I just can't help myself!<br /><br />A few trips ago I bought a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00186022/">couple of $1.99 frames </a>- with other intentions, of course. They ended up being the wrong size for my original purpose... so I re-purposed!<br /><br />I made a dry erase board for The Punk! It was easy as pie. Well, a whole lot easier than pie, because pie is actually a fairly complicated pastry to make, but I digress...<br /><br />I simply put a sheet of printer paper in the frame. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bam</span>! Done! Dry Erase Board!<br /><br />I feel so accomplished. I think I deserve a pie :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_f44y9eC09McbCXV2OpQ3XloHILBIgC8yDCUtQqYczfCncNvWaiUWWsZI9q7Jm55JhXGVP3PgPpM5AcTj1fM6fPdH5XUbZ_96HR5wp_GHDDS2MYMwCbEMoKMy_MAINd1bcpx2j35q8U/s1600/cheap.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693154267701078962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_f44y9eC09McbCXV2OpQ3XloHILBIgC8yDCUtQqYczfCncNvWaiUWWsZI9q7Jm55JhXGVP3PgPpM5AcTj1fM6fPdH5XUbZ_96HR5wp_GHDDS2MYMwCbEMoKMy_MAINd1bcpx2j35q8U/s400/cheap.jpg" /></a> The "glass" is actually a pretty flexible plastic that I feel pretty safe handing over to The Punk. I doubt it would/could shatter or hurt someone <span style="font-size:78%;">(unless thrown like a Ninja Star)</span> but your mileage may vary.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEtwvk55lJdB3UEfI0-0wy1FrOmqS1vCdjsThTdC_F4CYDDZ-Jiij7O-ZUc5nXkY1s6ecCADf6doxSyFxs-X7_LVk_VA8pkl8CpoewUOV6aEu7kfLVDZS8-Kf8eTB1ao-TNxl1qBiJXE/s1600/kai.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693154268881798722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEtwvk55lJdB3UEfI0-0wy1FrOmqS1vCdjsThTdC_F4CYDDZ-Jiij7O-ZUc5nXkY1s6ecCADf6doxSyFxs-X7_LVk_VA8pkl8CpoewUOV6aEu7kfLVDZS8-Kf8eTB1ao-TNxl1qBiJXE/s400/kai.jpg" /></a> It's perfect for a kitchen thing. And by kitchen thing - I mean something-to-keep-The-Punk-busy-while-I-load-the-dishwasher toy. Plus it has educational value, and encourages art!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho_7XTD9j3LxZqXfZuMRPFYGFUrEurMxSECPSLqbzEo702gLIkolShsoEW1STK532lW4qzyqvrlF8JauKyR0Zw2iFTBbYePS91c24YPNDcEUETcLygvVt12_91luexbRJ8uZmDsAYf0s/s1600/daddy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693154261396073058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho_7XTD9j3LxZqXfZuMRPFYGFUrEurMxSECPSLqbzEo702gLIkolShsoEW1STK532lW4qzyqvrlF8JauKyR0Zw2iFTBbYePS91c24YPNDcEUETcLygvVt12_91luexbRJ8uZmDsAYf0s/s400/daddy.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">IKEA</span>. </span></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-9865036242340328212011-12-12T11:50:00.000-08:002012-01-03T11:55:27.425-08:00Brown Paper Packages<div align="center">We used plain brown Kraft Paper to wrap our Christmas gifts this year. </div><br /><div align="center">I let The Punk decorate a few of them with a snowflake stamp </div><br /><div align="center">he picked out at Hobby Lobby. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideiW2CMgH70fjPDXFE5fYTi6_chDquwwjys6V4DE1j9r4ieQj3nzWPw2L0TZAi78Bt4YYtEpcmV3Many-jD6BfK9UQg8iXlsBcSoyyA-lqgRTagQSwWpa6OWwgvsUMu3wb-FlqQR4EJw/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693495922316141058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideiW2CMgH70fjPDXFE5fYTi6_chDquwwjys6V4DE1j9r4ieQj3nzWPw2L0TZAi78Bt4YYtEpcmV3Many-jD6BfK9UQg8iXlsBcSoyyA-lqgRTagQSwWpa6OWwgvsUMu3wb-FlqQR4EJw/s400/001.JPG" /></a> He loved stamping, and did a great job!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Bk_DfjhSh5jVtf-5NxOfP9c5OZlVSRBueHCygSjA_AXXCn8Jj_s6fwCw_aWRzyHrI709-ax6DeTHl-z9GFpcedctxDtE9WqqfmqdC0ncZZrVE51fIef__MMYocSplQsaWn4PxHJUIx0/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693495895827524754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Bk_DfjhSh5jVtf-5NxOfP9c5OZlVSRBueHCygSjA_AXXCn8Jj_s6fwCw_aWRzyHrI709-ax6DeTHl-z9GFpcedctxDtE9WqqfmqdC0ncZZrVE51fIef__MMYocSplQsaWn4PxHJUIx0/s400/002.JPG" /></a> The packages looked exactly how I imagined them - homemade and simple.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVdIAH9bdUEBQVyfFxkNzZ0UQTbBpyADCoiCingSS75fRL9WVHtvhyNH-MwxH-fEm4JdUvqDK7tt-qAUVWAxLSMn79iwEpq363p13m0lhfmRJt2cmkQwiYMAjDJUGNgb7c4_KxFMDuAs/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693495891330365330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVdIAH9bdUEBQVyfFxkNzZ0UQTbBpyADCoiCingSS75fRL9WVHtvhyNH-MwxH-fEm4JdUvqDK7tt-qAUVWAxLSMn79iwEpq363p13m0lhfmRJt2cmkQwiYMAjDJUGNgb7c4_KxFMDuAs/s400/005.JPG" /></a> </div><br /></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-34790703984979894682011-11-23T10:59:00.000-08:002012-01-03T11:04:01.317-08:00What is this, Top Gun?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkN43zjQMGLjJURR-A4nf7J0z743uma985AujzBkLzRwziwXICZT7nHVWYzFOtip_gifht6_VpuHQSbiZsHlb5f3AJor-U6AZ7EiN2ghhBn104Nu_v5JGKPe8evtZSwEkss1Z2qxrjJ8g/s1600/0+712.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693482991837256786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkN43zjQMGLjJURR-A4nf7J0z743uma985AujzBkLzRwziwXICZT7nHVWYzFOtip_gifht6_VpuHQSbiZsHlb5f3AJor-U6AZ7EiN2ghhBn104Nu_v5JGKPe8evtZSwEkss1Z2qxrjJ8g/s400/0+712.jpg" /></a>" <em>Of course</em> you can go to the grocery with your Dad wearing your Flight Suit and Bomber Jacket."The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-23767754873654444412011-11-15T10:49:00.000-08:002012-01-03T10:57:14.157-08:00I can't stand that phrase.<div align="left">"Teachable Moment". It makes me cringe. I find it's over used by parents and teachers that want to sound like they know everything about Montessori, preschoolers, and being good at leading by example.<br /><br />I'm not one of those people.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />By golly, I had a Teachable Moment!<br />We were watching an episode of <a href="http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-its-made/#fbid=z19gAjSZT01">How It's Made</a>, and they were making ice cream filled <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Popsicles</span>. <span style="font-size:78%;">(By the way, did you know they make the outside shell first? Me neither.)</span> I paused the episode, tossed The Punk in the car, and we headed to the grocery.<br /><br />We came home, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">un-paused</span> the show and ate the <em>exact same <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Popsicles</span></em> they were making on the TV. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693480417363310338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCxNP2kPlrl2MGKhQVgQt8X6uJWNuRbyjzgwlnFyQxiCK49NYy3Ozl5KMg0NzMQPNIlEVraXUJmOBNGvL2yRGcdYbLVQ44YKgpYSXEJ5DR5tbL_6N16Ghg7n9uftA2MaF2Q_4iZ6R4cU/s400/Eating+the+cream+pops+they+were+making+on+How+It%2527s+Made.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">That's MY kind of Teachable Moment.</p>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-66169516401795729612011-11-14T10:38:00.000-08:002012-01-03T10:49:07.797-08:00Circle the Sight Words<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn6EU7It7n9eGV4AJJk6ZscVl6p5sZvqSgV7PlbLkj6LEinxdgUR_bCEbM7en2hAovINFYTxgzmCv-kxHveH9PPU_0nYAP8QMI3df285MKNfC44506JH4c3RRJEpQkP7Lblp_7tG3qH0/s1600/0+542.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693477293616888946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn6EU7It7n9eGV4AJJk6ZscVl6p5sZvqSgV7PlbLkj6LEinxdgUR_bCEbM7en2hAovINFYTxgzmCv-kxHveH9PPU_0nYAP8QMI3df285MKNfC44506JH4c3RRJEpQkP7Lblp_7tG3qH0/s400/0+542.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqydCh24KsRd-3so5UVsimtZKy-uG93lq5J2uLUl8jw9ylkv7NQOkh7pVWXYsm6X2vsAG2J7x7j3PhFHomvl6Y5bYGRZOFCGu6HHwfsaXwNTikBWtCEfTP1UgFX_JQbbPgRGWKFcAdtLk/s1600/0+547.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693477287501702674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqydCh24KsRd-3so5UVsimtZKy-uG93lq5J2uLUl8jw9ylkv7NQOkh7pVWXYsm6X2vsAG2J7x7j3PhFHomvl6Y5bYGRZOFCGu6HHwfsaXwNTikBWtCEfTP1UgFX_JQbbPgRGWKFcAdtLk/s400/0+547.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/SightWordsJoin.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693477281346612482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd4Wq5bMeG-y4tBT4psm0qWhh_UW2TchwRr0AA-nX7bGTe3Dv_KxrT0eS3WCMowUwGlTTwIjKLL6_3QcXlWHbbmWktb1xZvB8DT3cn_l1j2Hmm3RURAdxu78n6jP9dI09EvWnb549gSs/s400/0+548.jpg" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">Lesson from the You Can Read section of 1+1+1=1<br /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-17650345480924170412011-11-13T10:28:00.000-08:002012-01-03T10:37:35.080-08:00Dog HouseWe don't have a dog house. We have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Step2-Naturally-Playful-Lookout-Treehouse/dp/B000QF7KMK">Slide/Playhouse </a>that The Punk has outgrown and The Pup has taken over.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfuItfwPOOy1WAprR1UDdpjoAy40QWAiP2uDATC0DdSDlYHrZ4jGaA1cXiN5dRrTjIo88oW4MeNwla90cY8Fu6zK76mT1M6VHNUYbmIFZzoI5O8yuhUD-HsCvcCoNYpMeNe4v-Bn1xB4/s1600/0+527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693475272469993010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfuItfwPOOy1WAprR1UDdpjoAy40QWAiP2uDATC0DdSDlYHrZ4jGaA1cXiN5dRrTjIo88oW4MeNwla90cY8Fu6zK76mT1M6VHNUYbmIFZzoI5O8yuhUD-HsCvcCoNYpMeNe4v-Bn1xB4/s400/0+527.jpg" /></a> It's funny to watch these two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">together</span> when they think no one is looking. They are like siblings, almost. When The Pup has something The Punk wants, then it can cause a scuffle. They are quite silly, this pair of stinky boys.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUo_2wVtxfIKt2jrXRZ36zDmmbXB-m_tiaD-XBjrSefH6pyfukq1PKXQOJfcvr5mn9-DPjqtqUWMtYIAxslLNu_iJOaoFsQQQI6_Yb1d5BBmCKLSiJFbE4_F2Pj5i4-ZDsyl8XSKET5A/s1600/0+538.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693475267941160530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUo_2wVtxfIKt2jrXRZ36zDmmbXB-m_tiaD-XBjrSefH6pyfukq1PKXQOJfcvr5mn9-DPjqtqUWMtYIAxslLNu_iJOaoFsQQQI6_Yb1d5BBmCKLSiJFbE4_F2Pj5i4-ZDsyl8XSKET5A/s400/0+538.jpg" /></a> </div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-41280842208819164102011-11-09T10:07:00.000-08:002012-01-03T10:27:53.830-08:00Out of the OrdinaryLooking at his happy face in the photos you <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wouldn't</span> guess how horrible and anguishing this experience was for The Punk. When I suggested <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span> time, he was thrilled. When I brought out this tray of unusual <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span> tools he cried. "We <em>have</em> to use my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span> tools!" he managed to mumble through the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">snot</span> and the tears. To use anything else was incomprehensible... which is <em>exactly</em> why we needed to try them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWA205y3JPcC1PZ8YOz1ckkb8VQ_BPbqDqW06MkLdO0kznN9NrCCE6cJf273P0VZ5R9AnufE7uDo1kEosM6iswO7B6eBfS4SKbuB7bJJ3RqXmHmSnWzbBWb6Fe-y4WYgXbGeU3A4f7-s/s1600/0+404.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470454709245138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWA205y3JPcC1PZ8YOz1ckkb8VQ_BPbqDqW06MkLdO0kznN9NrCCE6cJf273P0VZ5R9AnufE7uDo1kEosM6iswO7B6eBfS4SKbuB7bJJ3RqXmHmSnWzbBWb6Fe-y4WYgXbGeU3A4f7-s/s400/0+404.jpg" /></a> The Punk is a creature of habit. Lots of habits. Lots of schedules. Lots of little things can throw him off kilter. He's getting so much better at bouncing back, but we still need to work on these little <em>quirks</em> once in a while. And so, he went to his room to calm down. When he came back out he was ready (but still not convinced it was a good idea) to try the "other things" in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9IcYy61KLxAGv79h8-fD5VNOg-6QLVC3Xecw9r7KSC8Qlc4J1nZLMTH0PnFZkNt2dCrJYsmh4ik3TBLTsoIQUSDfCD21kdFAUcApj7xeh8gYkMBuasBxk9cxDPRAlWfBtJkKVnp2sLY/s1600/0+406.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470230820596690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9IcYy61KLxAGv79h8-fD5VNOg-6QLVC3Xecw9r7KSC8Qlc4J1nZLMTH0PnFZkNt2dCrJYsmh4ik3TBLTsoIQUSDfCD21kdFAUcApj7xeh8gYkMBuasBxk9cxDPRAlWfBtJkKVnp2sLY/s400/0+406.jpg" /></a>With toothpicks, beads, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Popsicle</span> sticks, bits of drinking straws, buttons and pipe cleaners we made so many unusual things! Bugs and snakes, birds and pizza! We experienced all the textures that we wouldn't have felt if we had used the ordinary tools.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnlqHL6L1J7TxC1w9fQwUjV_EvG-LwdyTU5G0CqBAfuFqwatV_lHjKPjkYPoP2nWCk8dMWJdUyPU4PHGxrQVJqkFgrLWCjK1r0FOzvGurBnVklXJdGBicKFJQtfkrOpCMmaGtA6QvBnQ/s1600/0+426.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470223039973874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnlqHL6L1J7TxC1w9fQwUjV_EvG-LwdyTU5G0CqBAfuFqwatV_lHjKPjkYPoP2nWCk8dMWJdUyPU4PHGxrQVJqkFgrLWCjK1r0FOzvGurBnVklXJdGBicKFJQtfkrOpCMmaGtA6QvBnQ/s400/0+426.jpg" /></a>And we had fun. He began to smile. He began to create. He found new uses for things that only had other purposes in his mind. We rolled, we counted, we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">smooshed</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDENIddqOYuvMiailt-gqPS5IcS2PqNjJ_6s3S5jIDbONSh7jD4PT2dck02wp1pmnN8iTxkAIFH8wngAs6utJR7XJPZlG9JP2oe2oVk9X4Ofg62wUlcUnl7EglwhjVrO2rhdLzFpTEjOc/s1600/0+433.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470219756627650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDENIddqOYuvMiailt-gqPS5IcS2PqNjJ_6s3S5jIDbONSh7jD4PT2dck02wp1pmnN8iTxkAIFH8wngAs6utJR7XJPZlG9JP2oe2oVk9X4Ofg62wUlcUnl7EglwhjVrO2rhdLzFpTEjOc/s400/0+433.jpg" /></a> We found that everything on the tray could be used to make something different. Something new. And it was cool to see him open up and enjoy another approach to the same old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span> he's so used to playing with. I was proud of him. He opened his mind and used his imagination.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2aCJfK5Jc3a9FAgCMTLPrZaKPrMgJsDAoRAJBcP0hXkqyh_lU09WcVbavC_vwt_9SOx5velwr9NmH01r6UYZAW4Kl3HnuUXbF_tkcIqR8Ge4j6S4snyzv5HrgSkleGrts7xxDOiFXow/s1600/0+451.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470215486616914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2aCJfK5Jc3a9FAgCMTLPrZaKPrMgJsDAoRAJBcP0hXkqyh_lU09WcVbavC_vwt_9SOx5velwr9NmH01r6UYZAW4Kl3HnuUXbF_tkcIqR8Ge4j6S4snyzv5HrgSkleGrts7xxDOiFXow/s400/0+451.jpg" /></a> And the moment we were done and all cleaned up he said "I'm glad that's over. Now we never have to do that again. We can just use <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">PlayDoh</span> tools from now on." </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oh well. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5QXa4uU2DrZldtSNUWmaRdbRR03M9BZOyB0sPrXaY67eFOdqknOYCUhrUG5x8gMnGpJ9HsB04qxvzxBpoqpSuUSJaSIWqRlUNAl8cSaoZKTYfzkRHUZlMxIjBe1TWeZNHDs7-WyF48/s1600/0+477.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693470211038352130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5QXa4uU2DrZldtSNUWmaRdbRR03M9BZOyB0sPrXaY67eFOdqknOYCUhrUG5x8gMnGpJ9HsB04qxvzxBpoqpSuUSJaSIWqRlUNAl8cSaoZKTYfzkRHUZlMxIjBe1TWeZNHDs7-WyF48/s400/0+477.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">"Police Car"</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-60025367551225854152011-11-05T09:49:00.000-07:002012-01-03T10:06:59.869-08:00Toot Toot!We took a little family adventure this weekend on the <a href="http://www.fpmt.us/">Forest Park Miniature Train </a>at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. It wasn't The Punk's first time on the train, but it was his first time to ride with Daddy. And his first time since he's been allowed to eat popcorn! Somehow adding the popcorn element to the train made it much more magical. We whizzed through the park - passing the duck pond, and over the bumpy bridges - all while The Punk laughed and giggled and kept repeating "This is Awesome!".<br /><br />And it was.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR1SmZx1IYchyphenhyphenCMQG1FB9krgIWozBupR0-7vx980d0rUtDCalqPaqvYxACURctnbVSxlYxvbrPOyzWCYG5uV-gsTTJNLVxwAYWLU8BVef0JumAlHThQA449pd646fdMFK0JhYAsI71WE/s1600/01+Ready+to+go.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464852085577410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR1SmZx1IYchyphenhyphenCMQG1FB9krgIWozBupR0-7vx980d0rUtDCalqPaqvYxACURctnbVSxlYxvbrPOyzWCYG5uV-gsTTJNLVxwAYWLU8BVef0JumAlHThQA449pd646fdMFK0JhYAsI71WE/s400/01+Ready+to+go.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQjZBHQ8vTZ5Tm-GBYFq_OZ_cc7hmrkWL7Yb9JeiiIHaLIEX2H2CvhWQuKnrSxv3DvF5pU1YuyWe6I-fhh_8NUKHLwc-ZWlTT_z9xaBhlLnz3U265O000GnKkdLOGZoOVIPilucq2qhI/s1600/02+SharingPopcorn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464855463544066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQjZBHQ8vTZ5Tm-GBYFq_OZ_cc7hmrkWL7Yb9JeiiIHaLIEX2H2CvhWQuKnrSxv3DvF5pU1YuyWe6I-fhh_8NUKHLwc-ZWlTT_z9xaBhlLnz3U265O000GnKkdLOGZoOVIPilucq2qhI/s400/02+SharingPopcorn.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqp4WlNBU4XkoeClFMhFl-9P8A_8fFAYbJH8fFdvESQci1_dMPhQJTO7Qh_rYgviKv91LQDuPPFpbj1IQCcfqOvi0gRUFk00CR8dOATehonZGYF5gzmcTxi_8g6RSHTy4WF-rplACq3M/s1600/03+awesome.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464847015355826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqp4WlNBU4XkoeClFMhFl-9P8A_8fFAYbJH8fFdvESQci1_dMPhQJTO7Qh_rYgviKv91LQDuPPFpbj1IQCcfqOvi0gRUFk00CR8dOATehonZGYF5gzmcTxi_8g6RSHTy4WF-rplACq3M/s400/03+awesome.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNyDep2vfK80JsHRuwseCGhDf6sJlO5QiOj3-AkbBncoAahzQdyeSRrW3mezYfLYYFTfiSOMaM6PXfTs7PRSNt3XIUyeOCyDIctu34zCyeZRv8flUOHS8CMT6lG4hmPW-GETWveBOpkk/s1600/0+355.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464844270102818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNyDep2vfK80JsHRuwseCGhDf6sJlO5QiOj3-AkbBncoAahzQdyeSRrW3mezYfLYYFTfiSOMaM6PXfTs7PRSNt3XIUyeOCyDIctu34zCyeZRv8flUOHS8CMT6lG4hmPW-GETWveBOpkk/s400/0+355.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-52838024410372216472011-11-04T09:41:00.000-07:002012-01-03T09:49:18.848-08:00Need a minute?Want to load the dishwasher? Need to change the laundry? How about a few minutes on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span>? I have the Magic Answer: Rice Bin! All you need is a tub of colored rice, and a handful of objects to toss in. Throw down a little rug to help keep things tidy, and there you have it! Minutes upon minutes of quiet time, a little fine motor skill building, and a whole lot of imagination.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693462821074113442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2h3KqIfKHjeW5M0d72DCgN67V7g62LqeWnmVB3GPXOWwIFDF9GiFGzToQuVzJMCMWhDnOJqN3AkBmKw-VzqXd-okZjJ-kfZHSAkRKDfnPNasz_J2WFL_6bvtlJsqWoHsKP2tS7Fg3a0/s400/0+282.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693462828172257858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOAmlayfSXs9W3OcwQHwj685sVBvlMMqxkiUG9ezJ1QRX3zk6MY4XcaIq4C4C_mftnkUlwfv437bU5yt3ZLsvxBwmHpy9T2Wy5Iu40Bc3yDpBHHAU5tB4jgjkYiUeumgWhAicpPOD5v0/s400/0+286.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMkTY_2qjEA8RIoq58hwqG3CpHS9LpvCq6qCq9OxkE_NSecqwbIy4b-LaEGi6whOiMpxO0MN2DbExdsB0EkzNOfwjYJHFAqb8_x2hdK9R80q3wPpJAFpEKDTgg3pLcCcl8HfLESYwAT4/s1600/0+290.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693462830691876722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMkTY_2qjEA8RIoq58hwqG3CpHS9LpvCq6qCq9OxkE_NSecqwbIy4b-LaEGi6whOiMpxO0MN2DbExdsB0EkzNOfwjYJHFAqb8_x2hdK9R80q3wPpJAFpEKDTgg3pLcCcl8HfLESYwAT4/s400/0+290.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-56026186261596617852011-11-01T08:15:00.000-07:002012-01-03T08:23:08.966-08:00Sensory Bath<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk5oD1v_1XRlN5LFT9N41u1x4cPDw0ifz6iSyl2ULpJyYBklbm7hMNi9m73RKNeyN2BsyY0_orcbMB0vUrBbnhMCpIWiQww2RioP_Odmr5GJCNOXn_BTj3EcVpUtNkOOE4djQMCKnMvQ/s1600/0+202.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693441333759160546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk5oD1v_1XRlN5LFT9N41u1x4cPDw0ifz6iSyl2ULpJyYBklbm7hMNi9m73RKNeyN2BsyY0_orcbMB0vUrBbnhMCpIWiQww2RioP_Odmr5GJCNOXn_BTj3EcVpUtNkOOE4djQMCKnMvQ/s400/0+202.jpg" /></a> Shaving cream, food coloring, pie pan. </div><br /><div align="center">Most people use a muffin tin, but mine was in the dishwasher - so we improvised!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CYIyvzjO_yXalyM_fKtKnrZ1zi3MXkkixci4FsXbXwrBRkkiWRHJNIpOQsLosjA5dkvgUGuw1KcraL-ERstlgao5_C4foV-NH_oLAhBLdUpLWFZq2RTmCjQNmWvezTR3RRvsBXRjxGI/s1600/0+210.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693441328655700578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CYIyvzjO_yXalyM_fKtKnrZ1zi3MXkkixci4FsXbXwrBRkkiWRHJNIpOQsLosjA5dkvgUGuw1KcraL-ERstlgao5_C4foV-NH_oLAhBLdUpLWFZq2RTmCjQNmWvezTR3RRvsBXRjxGI/s400/0+210.jpg" /></a> Add a boy, bathtub, and water.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HmzhOk0X6TYucJbvnkXplR0zUL5rlUjYXSRI_xMz_ijPBhy9GiBC6vbyRJrW5mPDhm_9mHV8VrbKoMDWczn1qifDQTMj-lr5sphMwQVvSrbK_5sdGKj0IjysFsHJob7XOdlX2ZieFk8/s1600/0+217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693441317670157490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HmzhOk0X6TYucJbvnkXplR0zUL5rlUjYXSRI_xMz_ijPBhy9GiBC6vbyRJrW5mPDhm_9mHV8VrbKoMDWczn1qifDQTMj-lr5sphMwQVvSrbK_5sdGKj0IjysFsHJob7XOdlX2ZieFk8/s400/0+217.jpg" /></a> And a few Hot Wheels.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarhtfO7pf8kK37DqfVqhKd2lFZs3Cio07QYz5J-r8sAQPFiXd8lUYkRrNVPAYWu-RWTH8CrWfvTtnSuVAj7oTfS706X16SzppUhKEOB2HF_DOaH9Q3xKHS544z3AmDbK1xouwYjiukAI/s1600/0+230.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693441312365493778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarhtfO7pf8kK37DqfVqhKd2lFZs3Cio07QYz5J-r8sAQPFiXd8lUYkRrNVPAYWu-RWTH8CrWfvTtnSuVAj7oTfS706X16SzppUhKEOB2HF_DOaH9Q3xKHS544z3AmDbK1xouwYjiukAI/s400/0+230.jpg" /></a> Maybe a Koi fish.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxMSjLW9eyYAwxFzipHxDiAgPhdINTflutlBa2KEDcgR4e5gZDtQKfYsWyPO7y-KT5-3yvojea69sMugFPwefRpKP0IvKNOlbuoOrRpOzYOM1mBhJBfiTqzKpz4x4ocBDZqtfZm8fJwM/s1600/0+246.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693441309968232418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxMSjLW9eyYAwxFzipHxDiAgPhdINTflutlBa2KEDcgR4e5gZDtQKfYsWyPO7y-KT5-3yvojea69sMugFPwefRpKP0IvKNOlbuoOrRpOzYOM1mBhJBfiTqzKpz4x4ocBDZqtfZm8fJwM/s400/0+246.jpg" /></a> And get as messy as you can - while getting clean!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-88549125119907282032011-11-01T08:13:00.000-07:002012-01-03T08:15:36.862-08:00Preschool Couture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUMsehWy9ARi9hSfTwng5AdcZTZ1GzQRwwxGo4EEmEaFeg44QAvmiLUeVNaL8h5qlV_6eR5OuKOz8QLzadHmhvrk-W0TpXr9VAME7lIikIjkPo-R5VEJO3Uyx1X8xhjJZeZGTDpsEUKw/s1600/Nice+Outfit.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693440024123225074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUMsehWy9ARi9hSfTwng5AdcZTZ1GzQRwwxGo4EEmEaFeg44QAvmiLUeVNaL8h5qlV_6eR5OuKOz8QLzadHmhvrk-W0TpXr9VAME7lIikIjkPo-R5VEJO3Uyx1X8xhjJZeZGTDpsEUKw/s400/Nice+Outfit.JPG" /></a>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-52938197736239896822011-10-31T08:06:00.000-07:002012-01-03T08:13:35.986-08:00Happy Halloween!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE4Es0YYFjhuCKy7J_2EOX97im1-3FAHvfxn1dD19DpZeTj6TgqP4JhijUfYlWRsrScULL2TyuXzylLHTXtyS1fenEtLOyFKP69gft69bcysxrjlUqUuaRtBfQHQrwNHT4UCILAZ2N5I/s1600/DSCF4310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693439368247367730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE4Es0YYFjhuCKy7J_2EOX97im1-3FAHvfxn1dD19DpZeTj6TgqP4JhijUfYlWRsrScULL2TyuXzylLHTXtyS1fenEtLOyFKP69gft69bcysxrjlUqUuaRtBfQHQrwNHT4UCILAZ2N5I/s400/DSCF4310.JPG" /></a> Happy Halloween - to all the Little Punks out there! </div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-13186314766146295962011-10-27T08:00:00.000-07:002012-01-03T08:06:07.023-08:00Hey Cupcake!We hung out with Memaw today during lunch. She has a long lunch break, so we had time to visit the park and she treated us to some fancy cupcakes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij68hNSTvQC2WFId5zTKrgX_nTFnz-PQmtWkYtCBAtipcKt8HECjZz7I5aDDxfDwunIsouOzqkcL7_J7MnjaWsf-tLNchIUTvrPwesR2w0av6VzJrJRs5z6CFeglp9Ex2hz-_tZIyCtiA/s1600/Slide+-+Vintage.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693437016711282354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij68hNSTvQC2WFId5zTKrgX_nTFnz-PQmtWkYtCBAtipcKt8HECjZz7I5aDDxfDwunIsouOzqkcL7_J7MnjaWsf-tLNchIUTvrPwesR2w0av6VzJrJRs5z6CFeglp9Ex2hz-_tZIyCtiA/s400/Slide+-+Vintage.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQdYKjwRmMytl7COXrYmF44f1QDBXJeFlD3T6YM3JQP2Lm_zASnBB2IPJmhPbb28_4GX2B2H0KnimovAD5BO57dhxmn567KMZb_RAdWL55_pNHoHxtI_sEaRiueK5DVVxW4qVFqhOWTg/s1600/fancy+cupcake.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693437013808508242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQdYKjwRmMytl7COXrYmF44f1QDBXJeFlD3T6YM3JQP2Lm_zASnBB2IPJmhPbb28_4GX2B2H0KnimovAD5BO57dhxmn567KMZb_RAdWL55_pNHoHxtI_sEaRiueK5DVVxW4qVFqhOWTg/s400/fancy+cupcake.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms1QMmDZOyFTom493v0YnAR-a3it7ZPCOsPHWwzYuhvaU7nlTg3QrTHY8fKfbr9np5W6qL9fVu0a214VJhDyQoXEFeS9KgVYlh_gFXecfTLEvWN62ZdpWc9284OYYR6JKktkcea8D6Xc/s1600/old+timey.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693437007465824546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms1QMmDZOyFTom493v0YnAR-a3it7ZPCOsPHWwzYuhvaU7nlTg3QrTHY8fKfbr9np5W6qL9fVu0a214VJhDyQoXEFeS9KgVYlh_gFXecfTLEvWN62ZdpWc9284OYYR6JKktkcea8D6Xc/s400/old+timey.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-86665178719346714702011-10-26T07:54:00.000-07:002012-01-03T10:58:41.013-08:00Hey Punk-in'!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ggwAjEKJU1G7gjLDBhWuTCMNeVug5S5u6rVbnlxEOvZW7bMLcAqpGtOT1Gy1pp0rFv7B8-ZbYDbISu7M4KXbJ6QyiMzJZNug3pPjYjSRvMLI0dUvEiT95BaoNqBw-SRq7zb7_qp4pmM/s1600/0+417.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693435445130457138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ggwAjEKJU1G7gjLDBhWuTCMNeVug5S5u6rVbnlxEOvZW7bMLcAqpGtOT1Gy1pp0rFv7B8-ZbYDbISu7M4KXbJ6QyiMzJZNug3pPjYjSRvMLI0dUvEiT95BaoNqBw-SRq7zb7_qp4pmM/s400/0+417.jpg" /></a> Counting Beads<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdWNVbGFxMbUSdzPWVQNmGwVkDNohub-MbDebuI5RU3NwOU1uGYWUiWM-6_koCrfIGEIF-qcFKr9_KBF3Cc0fCyE-0AYI9hP8W1IBwiYhmv3uuT7mQQqJBX3368cyod7ESwZ5a3ybm2A/s1600/0+421.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693435443258266146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdWNVbGFxMbUSdzPWVQNmGwVkDNohub-MbDebuI5RU3NwOU1uGYWUiWM-6_koCrfIGEIF-qcFKr9_KBF3Cc0fCyE-0AYI9hP8W1IBwiYhmv3uuT7mQQqJBX3368cyod7ESwZ5a3ybm2A/s400/0+421.jpg" /></a> "Stringing" Beads onto a pipe cleaner<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioudR77DxfIQ3x986yLSO9DeboOIJmnhDtdQa2nNeXR4kEXX0eeSfzHsxPzfA7gNRCY937OdOqBeBikmOxFSByp9qFHKaNotjmhebLTPvfPIpSM3IFQquMeghDz5SU3qL35kAwhhCc74s/s1600/0+428.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693435433804561922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioudR77DxfIQ3x986yLSO9DeboOIJmnhDtdQa2nNeXR4kEXX0eeSfzHsxPzfA7gNRCY937OdOqBeBikmOxFSByp9qFHKaNotjmhebLTPvfPIpSM3IFQquMeghDz5SU3qL35kAwhhCc74s/s400/0+428.jpg" /></a> Cutting Paper<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVg9jh9nCFIHXXRFAb6Z17UeKYEes-xkKovIGsIVotEEVT_ms8IO0LETJBNFrq9oZiXuG2KvayNMeG5I08GvKo3281_A8kzt4Bu46i_ZTjephtxflWU9Txc_isXY6aaBJLcbC4MZrnRxM/s1600/0+443.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693435427401648306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVg9jh9nCFIHXXRFAb6Z17UeKYEes-xkKovIGsIVotEEVT_ms8IO0LETJBNFrq9oZiXuG2KvayNMeG5I08GvKo3281_A8kzt4Bu46i_ZTjephtxflWU9Txc_isXY6aaBJLcbC4MZrnRxM/s400/0+443.jpg" /></a> Turning all these things into a Jack-o-Lantern!</div><br /><br /><div>We were able to make dozens of silly pumpkin faces with the bits </div><br /><br /><div>of black paper he had snipped. They were silly, scary, and cute!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKA7mJmKdcA3OE9ZSZ1C4bmK4g-0fKTLclxlSI1sPS4sJN3baszeF-UTxb2-yo8PGuPRiUjwX-2Xw1wn1dpxPKfKw0qd5BNI220MwwVFADVujQ1WvBBpRFPuZQ6AOFJkka16Bc5SMhyphenhyphenk/s1600/0+455.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693435426603617794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKA7mJmKdcA3OE9ZSZ1C4bmK4g-0fKTLclxlSI1sPS4sJN3baszeF-UTxb2-yo8PGuPRiUjwX-2Xw1wn1dpxPKfKw0qd5BNI220MwwVFADVujQ1WvBBpRFPuZQ6AOFJkka16Bc5SMhyphenhyphenk/s400/0+455.jpg" /></a> We saved some of the "best" bits and glued them onto a pom-pom. </div><br /><br /><div>Spooooky!</div><br /></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-72402969962653072512011-10-25T20:23:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:32:01.664-08:00What did I do today?<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkx0DXIE3aF8WNzRWg68cgkR2TM45dD2R1piqgm2VvSxQQSUFgJ6Ra4WlFcVjLHCA4yyXba4rztA8E8b6KI17TrwWsNkyd_l1G39fyJRk1CGDEuj3q8MWrn9VsjOa2LT7XXrDnj7TQjI/s1600/0+385.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693257652819222226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkx0DXIE3aF8WNzRWg68cgkR2TM45dD2R1piqgm2VvSxQQSUFgJ6Ra4WlFcVjLHCA4yyXba4rztA8E8b6KI17TrwWsNkyd_l1G39fyJRk1CGDEuj3q8MWrn9VsjOa2LT7XXrDnj7TQjI/s400/0+385.jpg" /></a> I used my scissors. Mom told me the safety rules a bunch of times. I may or may not have listened. But I did cut a bunch of papers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx-DxW1EHDPiBHiHh7BWUItjOJncR7JIWssfQYKOYW5Rp7HlgtYD3qI0Tuc5UAGfldAFkiE56kzRAI6g_cGry99ZS_G2p4fAvNgC3u6HmLruIR-tzfCCNiQ0cNVBd5KfSmORKkUplwIc/s1600/0+394.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693257646888270530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx-DxW1EHDPiBHiHh7BWUItjOJncR7JIWssfQYKOYW5Rp7HlgtYD3qI0Tuc5UAGfldAFkiE56kzRAI6g_cGry99ZS_G2p4fAvNgC3u6HmLruIR-tzfCCNiQ0cNVBd5KfSmORKkUplwIc/s400/0+394.jpg" /></a> I connected the dots. Mom dotted some papers and I connected the dots to make shapes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3N4XkndL2dAlz64Uny_AHkcJNiuivujcEo52WqtNhymdsuJYjkV63N7MEWB7HlWEARfK5psKt9V8oUj1Ie9JQHurJv2HSCDZnJCmmQn2KLBPFFJb1a5cSa94FiFNqhA0rByvVQrnaz8/s1600/0+402.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693257643707836882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3N4XkndL2dAlz64Uny_AHkcJNiuivujcEo52WqtNhymdsuJYjkV63N7MEWB7HlWEARfK5psKt9V8oUj1Ie9JQHurJv2HSCDZnJCmmQn2KLBPFFJb1a5cSa94FiFNqhA0rByvVQrnaz8/s400/0+402.jpg" /></a> I wrote letters in my green salt box. </div><br /><div>I use flashcards to help me remember what they look like, and then </div><br /><div>trace my finger in the box. It's messy, and I love it!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAlYIMU8sk910kosHuhP-fTtvJVWLgto83bxIJkQgrrQWhAKB959r0Q1T19aWZ-PI-1h605l36EuzPr7F3jabxt3PsXmMtw-UXPgX0flysBp40xfIpgTFcxSpP0alaKZuaH1pfdfzutU/s1600/0+409.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693257634028660146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAlYIMU8sk910kosHuhP-fTtvJVWLgto83bxIJkQgrrQWhAKB959r0Q1T19aWZ-PI-1h605l36EuzPr7F3jabxt3PsXmMtw-UXPgX0flysBp40xfIpgTFcxSpP0alaKZuaH1pfdfzutU/s400/0+409.jpg" /></a> I drew a picture of my Mom and my Dad. Mom is the pink one. Dad has the brown beard.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZ9hJzzsk7Z75EjNybEMc1lVzw8CIHk5m23ZGqDBviZklnB8IsDnSXm1BtkJVGG_srlZj-F9SUyK1tf8mABMiK3IXHethH31MevaFpEDXAPoz_xTjfhAu_44GXKKvcVgPLlWCPLlHl3g/s1600/0+411.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693257633236496914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZ9hJzzsk7Z75EjNybEMc1lVzw8CIHk5m23ZGqDBviZklnB8IsDnSXm1BtkJVGG_srlZj-F9SUyK1tf8mABMiK3IXHethH31MevaFpEDXAPoz_xTjfhAu_44GXKKvcVgPLlWCPLlHl3g/s400/0+411.jpg" /></a> I crashed. Hard. Being four is hard work!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-76162588542444401742011-10-24T20:18:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:23:27.895-08:00Walk in the WoodsWe went for a walk in the woods today. We listened to the birds, and chased a few squirrels. We found some Geocaches, and some really interesting fungi. We didn't watch any TV. We didn't have the iPad with us. We just hung out, had a picnic lunch and sloshed around in the mud for a bit.<br />And it was perfect.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik50ykwlR5mrp7DsHo7I5iObQIyta12JShuQ5RaQ816KXiObYlSMIJUW-wFaCbg84T-tX_-5h1CaUkZkxKU4F3ZR1fHryxE5uflYf-DRDhIfxKi27EtCI8UL66_41ITfuRlaXR3fhd44/s1600/0+356.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693255806132534434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik50ykwlR5mrp7DsHo7I5iObQIyta12JShuQ5RaQ816KXiObYlSMIJUW-wFaCbg84T-tX_-5h1CaUkZkxKU4F3ZR1fHryxE5uflYf-DRDhIfxKi27EtCI8UL66_41ITfuRlaXR3fhd44/s400/0+356.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SC0ukFD8mdgKGj4VqqBWVhdIk-q_UZs_Fv2zvi_dhQ3uwCF1RIDT5Cdy8VSoidv84Y0swcqQ2HuIhc47lSkvXVfFLy6WIIIBVl8Q5SjWnRzyIdAr9EFxlwnd8W2lmpp42HkYcUr_I0/s1600/0+353.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693255794149403826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SC0ukFD8mdgKGj4VqqBWVhdIk-q_UZs_Fv2zvi_dhQ3uwCF1RIDT5Cdy8VSoidv84Y0swcqQ2HuIhc47lSkvXVfFLy6WIIIBVl8Q5SjWnRzyIdAr9EFxlwnd8W2lmpp42HkYcUr_I0/s400/0+353.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzD1VcqL0OIQ-WZIDUQ6uIdS47vwnlM1zORITHZ3nNotEcbD4j-cZFvV4Hmb3hg3Wr6BF00We2XZKHSlWQd6I317Mu7pIsxTaI3j_T8Ry6cL6qcB-6D4rHY3m8WJ9Wkim6VC-JYfKV_g/s1600/0+354.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693255792735962610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzD1VcqL0OIQ-WZIDUQ6uIdS47vwnlM1zORITHZ3nNotEcbD4j-cZFvV4Hmb3hg3Wr6BF00We2XZKHSlWQd6I317Mu7pIsxTaI3j_T8Ry6cL6qcB-6D4rHY3m8WJ9Wkim6VC-JYfKV_g/s400/0+354.jpg" /></a> </div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-84790916405992151542011-10-20T20:14:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:17:51.311-08:00Happy Birthday!<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAVAyibzitmmSBl_sGOpGHBQRsteKoqZ9fVHvMljARm4W3bb6aeCDMugj8fCFt7sfQnZ1cVIn-3rWcmAkKcEjBjjxvp7JwEtVjaekCHL8ZO0x9dGFE5FqS2l1T3NEltDJoUGTDIhH1UA/s1600/handsome.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693254587584277106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAVAyibzitmmSBl_sGOpGHBQRsteKoqZ9fVHvMljARm4W3bb6aeCDMugj8fCFt7sfQnZ1cVIn-3rWcmAkKcEjBjjxvp7JwEtVjaekCHL8ZO0x9dGFE5FqS2l1T3NEltDJoUGTDIhH1UA/s400/handsome.JPG" /></a> Four wonderful, amazing, frustrating, beautiful, quirky years. </div><br /><div align="center">I hope your entire life is as sweet and awesome as these years have felt to us. </div><br /><div align="center">You rock, little boy. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I love you.<br /><br /></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-78085991287557598072011-10-11T20:05:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:13:46.966-08:00Leaves, Picks, Pins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5dg5mw7VfK7POOLgwu35FxdHcZ4oq8YCRa22fCZHDlDI7WSqfr1gKQRMhhJEvsT3cXrpXAWklOXQVRs-erLVk6Qvvw2jD3FfYeYeueaQ1AlLtGdq_YfFI4Y3QDVAo6fsg4GPAujwu5Q/s1600/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693253222656933442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5dg5mw7VfK7POOLgwu35FxdHcZ4oq8YCRa22fCZHDlDI7WSqfr1gKQRMhhJEvsT3cXrpXAWklOXQVRs-erLVk6Qvvw2jD3FfYeYeueaQ1AlLtGdq_YfFI4Y3QDVAo6fsg4GPAujwu5Q/s400/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+064.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28tSlkVCx8Z4cJXgFkK8bEikAVOIr2yV19Se4ugyK2pyYh6SwVXqW-bqk22plEek_pyz17bECuOkDD6NIsZmWJAtZyyDo1Hr3F2mXusCWd31BSZj4vTXjLTxsGfdQyCcZWZOBCbimR5I/s1600/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693253221111922306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28tSlkVCx8Z4cJXgFkK8bEikAVOIr2yV19Se4ugyK2pyYh6SwVXqW-bqk22plEek_pyz17bECuOkDD6NIsZmWJAtZyyDo1Hr3F2mXusCWd31BSZj4vTXjLTxsGfdQyCcZWZOBCbimR5I/s400/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+073.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Tweezers and fall leaves - sorting by color into small containers</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-DGBX6u22jQinz1VAmWjUlVenrIt31X8UfC2M8s1cx-z5-BgjVIbsUrLxFgq2g7GdznINsuqBfOMaEnQ6Y18OWeVH-fk7oY1j-mImr9_YTMOvjqK0PK23HOymzFBR6t7dMRbHikV-tY/s1600/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693253210467816610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-DGBX6u22jQinz1VAmWjUlVenrIt31X8UfC2M8s1cx-z5-BgjVIbsUrLxFgq2g7GdznINsuqBfOMaEnQ6Y18OWeVH-fk7oY1j-mImr9_YTMOvjqK0PK23HOymzFBR6t7dMRbHikV-tY/s400/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+082.jpg" /></a>Toothpicks into a Shaker Jar<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_GjiACeg1tZcsyvLHnon0P4L2Vi6JHrYf8fRLwtV7dN09I4BgihyX4UlbNd12xaVST3i5ue2U11YGbSW5YebQgBwBjKGCsU5GsEspTRIR8Oi4UKBkctIL5q-2WQsa7gftOOBHHjR5ZA/s1600/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693253207067590658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_GjiACeg1tZcsyvLHnon0P4L2Vi6JHrYf8fRLwtV7dN09I4BgihyX4UlbNd12xaVST3i5ue2U11YGbSW5YebQgBwBjKGCsU5GsEspTRIR8Oi4UKBkctIL5q-2WQsa7gftOOBHHjR5ZA/s400/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+086.jpg" /></a> Attaching the mini-clothespin to the matching lower-case letter<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hzprEi_3PrXyaafPMfl8ov8C4ZhIpoARrmHyhHBDi1JugkyZPMu4EkZ8bNpM5wC7rhXEfxmcTEow0wm3fUIsrKOYxnLNSeGh4AtZ9oLcar7pffbhmRDe6MIRF3NmVcZUI9F1aclfJGQ/s1600/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+087.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693253200949218066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hzprEi_3PrXyaafPMfl8ov8C4ZhIpoARrmHyhHBDi1JugkyZPMu4EkZ8bNpM5wC7rhXEfxmcTEow0wm3fUIsrKOYxnLNSeGh4AtZ9oLcar7pffbhmRDe6MIRF3NmVcZUI9F1aclfJGQ/s400/iPhone+Dump+10-20-11+087.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-21434209726557633802011-10-11T20:00:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:05:02.615-08:00Chef PunkHelping in the kitchen makes The Punk feel like a big kid. I love letting him don his little apron (and new fancy Chef hat) and help me whenever possible. And with store bought mixes - it's even easier for him to do it "All by myself"! Just add water, and smiles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqkzIlkY_Lo59Ses3eP6vL04DSjqrrHdBc3zQGbNFfF_S_tQCID4YJh1w1K7zL6xD7lLML8MTpzZhr9qiBnpaRPytWEb718oM7PVa5OUHS-UNFtoLhAYYHEmWXmToaWsK8rbBBgPsG5o/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693250954391390802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqkzIlkY_Lo59Ses3eP6vL04DSjqrrHdBc3zQGbNFfF_S_tQCID4YJh1w1K7zL6xD7lLML8MTpzZhr9qiBnpaRPytWEb718oM7PVa5OUHS-UNFtoLhAYYHEmWXmToaWsK8rbBBgPsG5o/s400/1.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFKIox8AkdBQgUdjV4lajIex6xYeLMv2KFWrpFCm6Hq01rPdsduuFZJhnehuzzCSTbJmzln83VdVU4BnvjUAb2CZoniXdawfnmQgkv5Adus9xQQXB5XexJ-bMzwHEpHrqyAVUte2gK68/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693250949403416274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFKIox8AkdBQgUdjV4lajIex6xYeLMv2KFWrpFCm6Hq01rPdsduuFZJhnehuzzCSTbJmzln83VdVU4BnvjUAb2CZoniXdawfnmQgkv5Adus9xQQXB5XexJ-bMzwHEpHrqyAVUte2gK68/s400/2.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwV1Zy0mF7IuyFJaPugg9mFHnCaJzxLuat2vZQEzZzE30I9Y2t4OHF4twyeC5YbAg97qBkIm8aqfgJ26r2ol-iVO8Bf3bXiA6k4oLOGNwWZh9_6IT4clJDBUfcI8ulOFzDunjiSh4ZNQ/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693250945694181170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwV1Zy0mF7IuyFJaPugg9mFHnCaJzxLuat2vZQEzZzE30I9Y2t4OHF4twyeC5YbAg97qBkIm8aqfgJ26r2ol-iVO8Bf3bXiA6k4oLOGNwWZh9_6IT4clJDBUfcI8ulOFzDunjiSh4ZNQ/s400/3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-62684067710136626502011-10-09T19:56:00.000-07:002012-01-02T20:00:01.804-08:00Chewie?What do you get when you mix Star Wars, Hot Wheels, a sewing machine, and a soon to be four year old boy?<br /><br />An It-can-carry-whatever-you-need <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chewbacca</span> style <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">bandoleer</span>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6Uy-ml03jpP50kg9n1wgnA2Fdlvkeb1kzfZEz0VNCWbM3mpWWS3gyhMRhyphenhyphenlBXc4GVW0rDyB1wYi5uYcf93AMhBVuMfmHHUJ3wiar4NYRvHR9oYtwgPZOoIsTpnAKJSMOO6F9ZmDVf3s/s1600/1photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693249872772095170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6Uy-ml03jpP50kg9n1wgnA2Fdlvkeb1kzfZEz0VNCWbM3mpWWS3gyhMRhyphenhyphenlBXc4GVW0rDyB1wYi5uYcf93AMhBVuMfmHHUJ3wiar4NYRvHR9oYtwgPZOoIsTpnAKJSMOO6F9ZmDVf3s/s400/1photo.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKbGVyte6gvHlrG8DxT7Kv2cu1Sv6JmawTVp1LHbzieQI712I7tHQTKUXJIJpr4jc6nC5_AYXfmCIXkDBJS1dvce48jFRat7Tug7-a1YZi2wqIbCw2ADrIiTep9RPXSsszOncdGHPGtM/s1600/2photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693249873337229378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKbGVyte6gvHlrG8DxT7Kv2cu1Sv6JmawTVp1LHbzieQI712I7tHQTKUXJIJpr4jc6nC5_AYXfmCIXkDBJS1dvce48jFRat7Tug7-a1YZi2wqIbCw2ADrIiTep9RPXSsszOncdGHPGtM/s400/2photo.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-86324353438652787942011-09-28T13:13:00.000-07:002012-01-02T13:20:35.404-08:00Cache is King!We are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Geocachers</span>! It started as a small hobby over the summer, and became quite an obsession. Once The Punk realized that there was stuff in some of the caches - and stuff he <em>liked</em> in others, it became a team sport.<br /><br />He loves getting trinkets, Hot Wheels, Legos, and other small items from the caches we find. I slove that we get out and about together - and do more than just use the slide over and over at our local parks. I think <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/guide/default.aspx">Geocaching</a> is something The Punk and I will do together for a long time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g2XSALL8MdQR1uM95YR6NCPun7J20xp1wAnoCfCRrXXsPB3lbCRymrDrylh3F0oDYSOWnbE1xVx8KOHIb3DaQwxP6nj1Qwdbuv0p8iphO9NyOaln6rq_FG4RUWRsENFV1bO1g4MjGG0/s1600/1photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693146512495560546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g2XSALL8MdQR1uM95YR6NCPun7J20xp1wAnoCfCRrXXsPB3lbCRymrDrylh3F0oDYSOWnbE1xVx8KOHIb3DaQwxP6nj1Qwdbuv0p8iphO9NyOaln6rq_FG4RUWRsENFV1bO1g4MjGG0/s400/1photo.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrFV499CTgmweq80T0Uh5Nne3tNtsfUPAs8pFVuTx7ixrSCSvcxkXcvZOtl04GqBN8qyvvX44mMIYkhRA-dgCg7tAb46qH57B3nh5WYshB771P967x0UBrMCfnWhW-bFq8M2Tx-b0pBo/s1600/3photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693146504755441922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrFV499CTgmweq80T0Uh5Nne3tNtsfUPAs8pFVuTx7ixrSCSvcxkXcvZOtl04GqBN8qyvvX44mMIYkhRA-dgCg7tAb46qH57B3nh5WYshB771P967x0UBrMCfnWhW-bFq8M2Tx-b0pBo/s400/3photo.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S7XAxCWKORRtGsTs6PidnGcjy5Y3qANp1WKm4s4sTkzcBtfgWW4b_jkZqFn3FVRY-CzEwvzkmDnX7sP0O5BQruUx5gULXe-_1O60etMHHKzEcZiIwjFDLHJplN4iJ5xn1pZvZ6aiTlk/s1600/iPhone+Pics+220.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693146506142870450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S7XAxCWKORRtGsTs6PidnGcjy5Y3qANp1WKm4s4sTkzcBtfgWW4b_jkZqFn3FVRY-CzEwvzkmDnX7sP0O5BQruUx5gULXe-_1O60etMHHKzEcZiIwjFDLHJplN4iJ5xn1pZvZ6aiTlk/s400/iPhone+Pics+220.jpg" /></a> </div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-66724895129298996912011-09-23T12:13:00.000-07:002012-01-02T12:25:53.455-08:00And it goes like this...Music is a big part of our lives. Huge. Gigantic, even. The radio is always on in the car. Pandora is always on at home. We love music. And the Punk is a big fan too. We don't listen to a lot of "kids" songs. I am sure he could sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider if he really needed to, but I love that he can belt out Yellow Submarine any time he feels like it.<br /><br />And so - along with my love for music The Punk inherited my love to dance like Mick Jagger.<br /><br />Neither of us do it well, but we both have a BLAST! And the Maroon 5 song "Moves like Jagger" is right up our alley!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxVwLfHrWAJKxsQE3KlhzHo-fFfhef8Yk3GSWI6RzeGSvn-FKzlIdUudzADQCDFSYNXUAxspdfqzajRTILcT_1Z2y-4yMo4nsOZO5NNgJjRqObIVoRgyAeqO-sz0cgFSWAgKWJw877PA/s1600/Mick+Jagger.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693130608990835090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxVwLfHrWAJKxsQE3KlhzHo-fFfhef8Yk3GSWI6RzeGSvn-FKzlIdUudzADQCDFSYNXUAxspdfqzajRTILcT_1Z2y-4yMo4nsOZO5NNgJjRqObIVoRgyAeqO-sz0cgFSWAgKWJw877PA/s400/Mick+Jagger.JPG" /></a> Just shoot for the stars... You've got them moves like Jagger!</div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-58481286457728238112011-09-20T12:07:00.000-07:002012-01-02T12:12:57.726-08:00Grumpy to Grinning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ5raN56U2Y6gl23-2Kz1dqFKq5JK_7LRreVO8ZGHiUKrQqQOm2yZC0Q42tn-9k6Hsx9y97aAFHGMZOQ71BUxIIphLYkoqxaSw0VRZ9YEAA_m-nitdUp-DJShIAMcNVy_t99XaLs6qM8/s1600/iPhone+Pics+097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693129363076422706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ5raN56U2Y6gl23-2Kz1dqFKq5JK_7LRreVO8ZGHiUKrQqQOm2yZC0Q42tn-9k6Hsx9y97aAFHGMZOQ71BUxIIphLYkoqxaSw0VRZ9YEAA_m-nitdUp-DJShIAMcNVy_t99XaLs6qM8/s400/iPhone+Pics+097.jpg" /></a> When your morning starts out grumpy, and you can't seem to find the letters (or good mood) you are looking for - take my advice: Make <a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/465/chocolate-pumpkin-muffins/">Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins</a>. No one can be grumpy when they are about to devour the goodness of chocolate.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4uomQ4GL5knlS6QZh_v50JUCwWtLKAsKX34V_q7P7A-XygyYeTGaLK1wH-IDeC8BGm3LG9_UPhIDWWwaTTfL8V9-lT0MWOiFlgf6rhSutAdfEB_r1X5VsYf5z_rpyS5XFQgIssns3c/s1600/iPhone+Pics+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693129360050464386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4uomQ4GL5knlS6QZh_v50JUCwWtLKAsKX34V_q7P7A-XygyYeTGaLK1wH-IDeC8BGm3LG9_UPhIDWWwaTTfL8V9-lT0MWOiFlgf6rhSutAdfEB_r1X5VsYf5z_rpyS5XFQgIssns3c/s400/iPhone+Pics+107.jpg" /></a> </div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-53797912157090418922011-09-19T11:59:00.000-07:002012-01-02T12:06:52.848-08:00T L A P D<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjraAseafnA-kzQFG6sKrUiYaNGZP_AfNj4r7FC7rWayyXlvhEDj9CPfgNxYTrn8EtZg8Uaj2-uDlqn-vGCLYufH7gv6PYh6T84lJmoyt47EIQG9HiwbZS2tgk8nNV9Y_n-ee9a0A1nd8/s1600/1photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693127225799802770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjraAseafnA-kzQFG6sKrUiYaNGZP_AfNj4r7FC7rWayyXlvhEDj9CPfgNxYTrn8EtZg8Uaj2-uDlqn-vGCLYufH7gv6PYh6T84lJmoyt47EIQG9HiwbZS2tgk8nNV9Y_n-ee9a0A1nd8/s400/1photo.JPG" /></a> It's <a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html">Talk Like A Pirate Day</a>!<br /><br />We put on our pirate garb, and let out plenty of Ahoy's, Yo Ho Ho's and Me Hearties!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>We read a couple of our favorite Pirate tales: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shiver-Me-Letters-Pirate-ABC/dp/0152066799/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325534631&sr=8-1">Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC's</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Became-Pirate-Melinda-Long/dp/0152018484/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325534680&sr=1-1">How I Became a Pirate</a>. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can bet 'yer doubloons we arrr going to parrrrticipate again next yearrrr!</div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345154229481301478.post-70829412807784782502011-09-09T11:50:00.000-07:002012-01-02T11:59:40.518-08:00Outdoor time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuAfhbacdOjGLQVUZfp8P1Lu0N8knQ9xiRZY7Fy61zSniiEMMBzCXaxeq_AAIOD9PIEdy9Ym6SFJ2yNw8CWR92iu_Y1hgakbVx8w08VPAIxfR_QVLzPcRe5Yb3cw-jhmyCgyo7oUheus/s1600/playground1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126068583692114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuAfhbacdOjGLQVUZfp8P1Lu0N8knQ9xiRZY7Fy61zSniiEMMBzCXaxeq_AAIOD9PIEdy9Ym6SFJ2yNw8CWR92iu_Y1hgakbVx8w08VPAIxfR_QVLzPcRe5Yb3cw-jhmyCgyo7oUheus/s400/playground1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj5_I-QKiEfTR-u7o5Nf0_-yfD_D9_eog9jvEZvTJaz-I2HEnUv0tpEunHf23XBlxhXukoFwB11MqRUKDw_B1aRh6tm_HOkleWVnjd4ZlEj8lYuwHUq0YI44RE3MDpte8OSOaROaBXyM/s1600/playground2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126066895501746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj5_I-QKiEfTR-u7o5Nf0_-yfD_D9_eog9jvEZvTJaz-I2HEnUv0tpEunHf23XBlxhXukoFwB11MqRUKDw_B1aRh6tm_HOkleWVnjd4ZlEj8lYuwHUq0YI44RE3MDpte8OSOaROaBXyM/s400/playground2.JPG" /></a> The Mighty Squirrel Hunter!<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBKwKWFi1j0Oij-GkLRQOz0TGUH_wQoVOIzj55OyUasT_S6-4UmRD-bu3VFJz4cgK_OK_e8otMw2cPF94wDv_2n5tuMK4FTI6zQsvMYqSIAx7dsny_r84pCPC_SJI_sNBuE8Q8LhpO5A/s1600/playground5+-+squirrel+hunter.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126064654528562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBKwKWFi1j0Oij-GkLRQOz0TGUH_wQoVOIzj55OyUasT_S6-4UmRD-bu3VFJz4cgK_OK_e8otMw2cPF94wDv_2n5tuMK4FTI6zQsvMYqSIAx7dsny_r84pCPC_SJI_sNBuE8Q8LhpO5A/s400/playground5+-+squirrel+hunter.JPG" /></a>We spent quite a lot of morning times outdoors all Summer and Fall. It was 100+ degrees most days, so our regular School Time was interrupted with Outdoor Time so we wouldn't bake in the afternoons.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Monkey Boy's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376792596431321428noreply@blogger.com0