Pumpkin Patch 2015

Two weekends ago we took the girls the pumpkin patch! They were so excited to get to pick out their pumpkins! Each picked out a pumpkin for painting and a pumpkin for carving :)

Airplane!

Smashing Pumpkins is Fun!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

November PreK Lesson Plans

I am flattered that my blog followers are asking for more preschool material! As you can imagine, life with 4 small children is wonderful but also BUSY. Here is some material for November. If I get time to assign the material to calendar days, I'll update this post. *The bolded sections G-J are weekly sections for the month. Thanks for following along!!

~Bible~
Give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalm 100:4

~Chapel Music~

These are the 2 CD we use for our chapel music. The music is actually REALLY good! You can find the motions for her main songs on YouTube.

~Songs~
A Turkey Dance sing-along
Little Pilgrim sing-along
Ten Little Turkeys sing-along

~Stories~
The First Thanksgiving video
Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper

~Monthly~
All About the Letter A-Z worksheets
Letter Identification A-Z printables
Alphabet coloring here or here
Sight words flashcards, color by numbers, search, sentences
Numbers of the Week here
Alphabet Hats printable
F-J Letter Sequence here

~Gobble Gobble~
G is for God's Grace coloring page
Color the G's download
Give Thanks coloring page
Feather Letter Turkey activity
Turkey colors emergent reader
Sight Words: Get, Go, Good, Green
Go song
Go read it/write it/find it/stamp it

~Hungry Pilgrims~
H is for Heaven coloring page
H is for Hat coloring page
Hat color and write
Sight Words: Has, Have, He, Her, Here, His, Him
Pilgrim coloring page
Pilgrim color by number
Pilgrim Mayflower coloring page
Pilgram Crayon Hats craft
Pilgrams Gave Thanks for the God coloring page

~Indians~
I is for Israel coloring page
Color the I's download
Sight Words: I, In, Into, Is, It
Native American coloring page
Teepee coloring page
One More One Less math
Indian Vest craft
Indian & Pilgrim crowns
I Am Thankful For writing template
I Am Thankful to the Lord tree

~Just Be Thankful~
J is for Jesus coloring page
Sight Words: Jump
The First Thanksgiving book
I Am Thankful For... printable placemats (laminate after for keepsake)
Pattern Practice download
Name Writing practice
Pumpkin Life Cycle here or here
Pumpkin Seed Counting book
Pumpkin Patch Number Order 1-20 math
Pumpkin Count Number Oder 1-20 math

Georgia's 15mo Well Check

I've been behind on blog posts lately but such is the life with 4 children ;)

Georgia had her 15mo well visit today.

Weight: 20lbs 2oz (34%)
Length: 31in (65%)
Head Circumference: 19.2in ("HIGH" aka >99%)
Hemoglobin: 11.8

She grew 2 inches in 3 months! Her weight gain is stable so we are fine continuing her dairy-free diet without supplementation. I was told I can introduce some dairy at 18mo if I want but am fine to wait until 24mo if I desire. We will continue her reflux medicine until after we are over the dairy intolerance.

Her hemoglobin level was great so I can start backing off the iron supplements but need to maintain an iron-enriched diet.

She was 100.2 at the appointment and I was given the option to delay her vaccines if I thought she was getting sick. I am pretty sure it is just from her incisors currently cutting so I gave permission for her to receive 2 vaccines today. I had wanted her to get the flu shot too but unfortunately, they weren't in stock at the clinic yet.

Developmentally is on track with nothing to worry about. She is "walking" (about 10 consecutive steps), talking, pointing, mimicking, etc.

Next well check is at 18 months.

Reese's Tooth

Reese's tooth FINALLY came out on Saturday! 

She has a "window" now and has suddenly become good at whistling.

Saturday was an interesting day! She ended up having a friend over that afternoon to spend the night. At our dinner table, her friend lost her very 1st tooth! 2 friends on the same day both lost a tooth at our house. How random is that?!

It was so fun that they got to get ready for the Tooth Fairy together!

First Week of 1st Grade

Reese's 1st week of 1st Grade is complete!

Monday- She said her day was "amazing!" Reese and her friend decided 1st grade is better than Kindergarten! She keeps saying how nice her teacher is, which is great. I got to see her in the lunchroom today while I volunteered. She was so happy! Her front tooth is hanging on by a thread! She wants to loose it at school so she can get a spirit stick.
Tuesday- Her day was "so exciting". She got to present her mystery bag of 3 personal items (like show and tell) to her classmates. Reese's tooth is hanging on for dear life!
Wednesday- Her day was "excellent!" I could tell she was tired today after school today even though she denied it. Her tooth refuses to fall out & she won't let me pull it because she wants a spirit stick from school.
Thursday- She said her day was "awesome!" I got to see her in the lunchroom again while I volunteered. I was messing with her pretending like I was going to pull her tooth right then and there. Her friends thought it was funny. She looked really happy chatting with friends.

Friday- "Amazing!" She brought home her very first 100! Special moment for sure! She enjoyed decorating a dinosaur book character in class today. The snaggle tooth is still there!

Sporting her new Spirit Shirt!

Growing Up

I know I have already blogged these pictures but I cannot get over how much Reese has grown over the last year!

Here are a few comparisons of the 1st day of Kinder vs. First Grade:

Her feet touch the ground now!

Reese's 1st Day of First Grade!

Reese is in First Grade!

She requested eggs with gravy & bacon for breakfast. Who puts gravy on their eggs?! Reese does.

First Grade Survey

When did she get so grown up?!

"Reese, you don't look excited."

Excited Face!

Last year her feet didn't touch the ground!

Reese led us to her classroom

Waiting in the hall with her classmates before the morning bell!

I was the only nervous one this year! Reese was so incredibly excited and didn't have one ounce of anxiety about starting 1st grade. It really helps that she knows most of her classmates already. I can't wait to hear how her 1st day of 1st grade went!