**** Omi Annie: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

What we do each day...

Claire loves to feed Maverick his bottle. She has become so good at it that she can also now multi-task and feed her own baby at the same time.

Play doh is a favorite project, but a little messy. On Thursdays, Auntie Heather helps me, so we can take on a messy project. They spent a long time creating treasures. Max's attention span has really grown as well! What he really wanted to be doing all day this day was sing and dance to "The Hokey Pokey".

Claire spent a lot of time with the kid scissors, learning how to hold it and cut with it successfully. She cut up A LOT of little play doh! Brody was working on rolling, stuffing and experimenting with every play doh tool. The cutest part was that it took many shots to get this one, because he typically closes his eyes right when I snap the photo. He asked after this shot, "did I keep my eyes open for this one"? His expression is just one of those things in life that make me cry, but I'll save those for another post!

M & M & M

Started off being photos of two babies named Maverick and Mara,

but Max wanted to be a part of it (must be an "M" thing) - he even smiled!
Our three youngest grandchildren, Max & Maverick & Mara!

They're something, right?

Max was hamming it up here.

Hello everyone, from Maverick and Mara!

Mind Games

Thought of a new project, which is really a mind game for the kids. Brody did an amazing job of remembering where the hidden item was located after Papa mixed them all up. He could follow at least 3 -4 moves. The tongue movements seem to help. Papa was amazed!

Weekend at the Farm

Claire and Max spent the weekend with us. We had a Tea Party,

Max enjoyed his tea a lot,

then we made bird feeders,

application precision is important,

Uncle Sean and Max braved the cold to hang them in the tree,

you have to hang them in just the right spot,

here we go, last one - the birds are gonna love them!

Over the weekend we also went out for dinner. The kids finished their dinner and the owner gave them full-sized candy. M&Ms for Max and a Snickers bar for Claire and Brody. Can't even begin to tell you how excited they were about those big bars! They made them last all weekend! They did a pretty good job sleeping through the night. 5 a.m. came early, but we talked them into snuggling in bed with us for a couple more hours. (Omi and Papa really need their sleep these days!) We also started work on an A-Z picture book, choosing pictures from magazines to match each letter. This project will take us awhile. After naps, Nana and Grandpa Brad came for a visit and coffee break, then Claire and Max went home with them for another adventure! Lucky kiddos!