Avery

Monday night we had a “they grow up so fast” moment.

Avery volunteered to teach the family night lesson, so we went to the Friend to find a story she could read.  She insisted that just telling a story was not enough.  She found a poem, and came up with a treasure hunt “activity” to find a picture of Jesus.

She started her lesson by sitting in the same spot I do, when I teach FHE, then she said, “I am going to start out with a poem.”  She read the poem, only needing help on the word discouragement.  She asked Dad if he knew what a gift of love was.  When he answered correctly, she told Dad and Chloe about the scavenger hunt.  To get a clue from her they had to give an example of a gift of love.  When they had found the picture, she sat back down, held up the picture of Jesus and explained that they had to find a picture of Jesus, because when we do nice things for others then we know that Jesus loves us.

Stephen wondered if she had a script written on the back of the picture, but no she came up with that all on her own.

We love you Avery Jane…even if you are getting to be an old lady!

Plastic Bins Organize EVERYTHING!

Puppets…Free, Washer Box…Free, Hours of Fun for a 5 year old…PRICELESS!

Our 5 year old Miss AJ has recently found the joy of puppets and performing for the family.  It started out with 2 puppets that Grandma and Grandpa Schaff gave to little Miss C. for her birthday (a pig and a chicken), and a kitchen chair as a stage.  She would gather us to the living room and oink and cheap at us for many, many long minutes.

Saturday, I decided she needed some guidance and a place to perform.  After a few calls to the local appliance stores, we found a washer box that was still in tact and free.

With a razor blade, some scrap fabric turned curtains and some paper flowers to add a girly touch, Miss AJ now had a new venue for her puppet shows.  She just kept screaming, “This is totally awesome!”  I was the best Mom ever all day long.

Now we are finding signs posted all over the house telling us that the show is “OPENE” (ya gotta love the kindergarten spelling!).  She now performs The 3 Little Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and Five Little Ducks went out to Play with Barbie dolls, stuffed animals, and a card table in front for added scenery made from building blocks.  With the cousins and her friends she spent several hours this weekend planning and practicing to perform for her adoring fans…Mom and Dad, & Grammie and Papa of course!

The girl loves the stage in any form she can get it!

Getting Organized…

I love starting a new year with getting organized.  There is nothing quite like opening a freshly organized drawer or cabinet and being able to find what you are looking for!  This month we tackled the girls’ bedrooms and their dresser drawers.  No more, “Mom!  Where are my pants!”  I even got little Miss C. (age 2) involved in the process.

First I printed some simple clip art pictures of the items contained in each drawer…colored and cut them out.

Next came the teaching moment.  You have to teach them the organization system or you will be the one always organizing things!  This way they know the drill and can be better helpers.

I hade little Miss C. open the drawers and tell me what she saw in them and then she had to match the picture to the items in the drawer.

 

Lastly, we taped the picture to the outside of the drawer.  Now when we clean her room she can put her “jammies” in the “jammie drawer”!  I love it!

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