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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Letter of the Week: H

***Please scroll down past this post to answer my baby Question #4!!!***

Bless his heart! You would have thought he had won the lottery when I told him we were gong to do a Letter of the Week! It had been A MONTH sense we had done one…birthday, Easter, Nash’s room, etc. just got in the way! But, better late than never! I’ve OBVIOUSLY come to grips with the fact that we are going to get NO WHERE NEAR all 26 letters before Nash’s arrival! But, as Mammer said, “the letters will still be there after he’s born!”             11496266_02a22c38ac is for

hi*happy*hippo*house*hat*hamburger

hot dog*heart*hand

We started the week with his special H lunch! He seriously would do flips if he could when I tell him he’s getting a “special lunch!” It’s so cute! And, I had fun making this one…

a hand sandwich, fruit on heart skewers, mini pepperonis in H’s, and a banana and cream cheese hot dog!!!…

letter H lunch, meals 001

…and my favorite…the happy face with silly hair and a hat! letter H lunch, meals 002 And, let’s just say, this boy was HUNGRY! Look at his plate after the meal! WOW! It made a mommy VERY happy! letter H lunch, meals 005 Our song/book by Frog Street Press this week was Hippo Hop…It drove Matt nuts! It is kind of an obnoxious song, but Quinn LOVES it! FST408T

The word hullaballoo was the part that annoyed Matt the most…and the fact that they say “hoochie, coochie, coo!” Even though we could easily guess the definition of “hullabaloo,” we honestly weren’t sure! So, I looked it up…

hullaballoo: noun
a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.

Seriously, I don’t think it’s a good thing like this song portrays!?

Then, we went on a little hat hunt. And, each hat had a heart inside with a capital or lowercase H. Quinn would run to sort them…and wear his hat as he hunted for more!!! 
 more H, 28 weeks 001more H, 28 weeks 006 more H, 28 weeks 003

   We tried to put all of the hats on at once, but it was harder than you’d think! :) more H, 28 weeks 007 Q did a little “H” search page! He was so proud of himself when he finished!!!more H, 28 weeks 009Mid week, Daddy took Quinn on a “Dude Date” to the “XC Dallas” (in Quinn’s words) game! Since Daddy is playing soccer and Q is SO into it, Matt knew they would have a great time! I snapped these pictures before they left. Aren’t they so handsome!!! more H, 28 weeks 011 more H, 28 weeks 013 more H, 28 weeks 014 more H, 28 weeks 015When they got there, the camera I packed him was out of battery! SO SAD! So, he got this one picture with his phone. It’s of them with Martellus Bennett  from the Dallas Cowboys! Sadly, I had no idea who he was when Matt excitedly called me to tell me about it! But, cool, none-the-less!
FC DallasMatt and Quinn both let me know that they had a great time at the game! Quinn was mesmerized by the game and by how far they could kick the ball! He also loved the FC Dallas mascot, Hooper! He got his own to bring home! Perfect for H week! And, he’s slept with him every night and nap since! end of H, start of B 009  While running around, Matt picked up this High Flying Glider for Quinn. Quinn quickly found the H on the package and was SUPER excited to try it out one morning with his Daddy. more H, 28 weeks 032  more H, 28 weeks 017 more H, 28 weeks 022 more H, 28 weeks 024 We did our H art activity…and Quinn put together the H this time! He did great!…more H, 28 weeks 025 more H, 28 weeks 026 Then, he chose red to stamp his hand all over the H. more H, 28 weeks 028 He thought it looked like Spider-Man’s hand! His imagination kills me!more H, 28 weeks 030 more H, 28 weeks 031  After going to check on Nash at the doctor and hearing a super strong heartbeat, the three of us headed to the hospital where Nash will be born. We showed Quinn around and talked about what was to come! He loved visiting the “h place.” hospital-sign more H, 28 weeks 040 We read lots of books that started with H this week. This was the favorite…6EAM0225…and it always included singing and doing the dance!!! Gotta love the Hokey Pokey!

One afternoon, we made homemade popsicles! And, the next day we tried to eat them but had a really hard time getting them out! ANY TIPS? They were still good all crushed up in a bowl!
more H, 28 weeks 041

One morning, Q and I went through old magazine and looked for H’s and pictures of things that started with H. I really tried to let him do it by himself and he did GREAT! After we cut them all out, he glued them on his page! We’ll do this activity again with other letters, for sure! 
end of H, start of B 001 end of H, start of B 004And, for the grand finale of H week, I made a little hamburger snack for my sweet love! Is it not the cutest thing EVER!?!…end of H, start of B 005 I used Nilla Wafers, a peppermint patty, green grapes and softened starbursts for the ketchup and mustard! It was a HIT!!!…
end of H, start of B 007And, my super happy boy enjoyed every bite!!!
end of H, start of B 008

Up next: Letter B

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Letter of the Week{s}: N

Due to numerous birthdays, not-so-fun sickness, news about our baby BOY and a nervous Mommy preparing to speak at Mom’s group at church, N week lasted a few weeks longer than expected! So, it looks like we’re going to have to double up to get though all of the letters before the baby gets here! :) But, without further adieu…

 9724039_6fc9497464 is for

nurse*nap*night*new*nickels
newspapers*
numbers*nuts

And, {hint, hint}…Quinn’s baby

brother’s name!!! Wanna guess!?!?

We started the week with a fun activity using a clothes pin bag. I found items from around the house that start with N and put them inside. Quinn pulled them out one at a time and told me what they were. He really enjoyed it…we’ll do it again with other letters, for sure! Valentine's Playgroup and more 004

We had a necklace, a nickel, a nose (from Mr. Potato Head), a number 9 from a puzzle, Noah and a nut! … Valentine's Playgroup and more 006

I got this little book for some fun coloring pages about people/stories in the Bible that start with each letter. 242146_1_ftc_dpWe spent some time reading stories about Noah and playing with his cute little ark. This lasted longer than I expected! :) …Valentine's Playgroup and more 009

Quinn did his fun art project and his little worksheet! He got a little color happy with the black! :) end of N 001 Quinn sorted noodles by color and helped me cook them! … Start of N, around the house and Ps. 118 009 Start of N, around the house and Ps. 118 011    And he, of course, had his “special lunch” full of N’s! He gets SO excited when he sees me working on the trays!!! He knows what’s coming…Valentine's Playgroup and more 011 My favorite part was the nest made out of granola…Valentine's Playgroup and more 012

Mammer also got Quinn these fun alphabet cards that go with his Frog Street Press songs. And, this week it was all about Nellie Nurse! The song was cute! FST414T We ended our N activities with a field trip to the grocery store to look for N words. (since the only places I could come up with were Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus….didn't think Quinn would find that very fun!!!) With a little guidance, he found some great N’s!!! Check out the pictures he took! …

N hunt 008  N hunt 003 N hunt 005 N hunt 006

N hunt 007

And, since we couldn't resist, we came home with all of these things! But, the Nutter Butters and Nemo snacks helped us with our number game that we played!  end of N 002end of N 003It was a fun few weeks! (minus the fact that the most precious “n” word…nap…has been few and far between at our house!!!!…My little guy CAN NOT be dropping his nap already!!!!!) I look forward to the next one! I think we’re going to do “A!”