Sunday, April 11, 2010

Michaela's First St. Patrick's Day

Free and Funny Entertainment

Last year I found this little finger puppet stage at my favorite local consignment shop. For $5 it has provided some fun entertainment for me...and the girls!!

St. Joseph's Day (late post)

Last month we enjoyed celebrating the feast day of St. Joseph. We are hoping that next year we can try our first altar and participate in the many beautiful St. Joseph Altar traditions. The girls enjoyed coloring the St. Joseph the Worker sheet and together we made St. Joseph staff cookies. We used the same recipe, but instead of red for the candy canes we decided to use purple since it was Lent. They were delicious!!

Remember the Chomper?

When I can't find my thumb, the finger will do!

Tea Time

The other day Angelica did not want to nap...so she knows she has to have quiet time in the play room. After a bit, I went in to see what she was up to....and this is what I saw:

A Tea Party with her "friends"
(she loves the store that Aunt Ann gave the girls)
The tea is set (and the big tupperware bowl is the salad)

And the friends are the bunny, the pig, and the angel doll.

Graduated to the Big Tub

Last month Michaela graduated - to the big girl bath tub!! Her older sisters love having her occasionally join them and "help" to bathe her. Michaela was not sure what to think of all the activity at first but LOVED being in the water...the bath tub is running out of room...one day we might have to baths in shifts, but I guess that is a good problem to have!

Chomper

Lately, Michaela has been chewing and putting everything in her mouth!! We call her the Attacker or Chomper. She has some strong gums and sucking reflexes. Every now and then she finds her thumb and is quite proud of herself. We have not had a thumb sucker yet.....but maybe??