Leprechaun Day 2016

We have the luck of the Irish..... even though i'm not Irish!

Once again we have made the best leprechaun trap and filled it with the most delicious shamrocks we could find.... because.....it worked!!!!

We caught a leprechaun!

The making of the perfect trap is a group effort. first it needs to be painted with shades of green and gold,

bedazzled with shiny things and sprinkles.

Then a hike through the woods in search of the perfect 'Y' shaped stick to hold up our trap

Off to the park to collect a bucketful of shamrocks and the trap is ready!

After nap time we check the trap and BAM..... the trap is down!

WE HAVE CAUGHT A LEPRECHAUN!

Now is the tricky part... we all need to place a hand on the trap, close our eyes and wish with all our hearts while we say "I set you free"

And like magic.... the leprechaun is gone ... and in exchange for his freedom he has left us treasures!

Now, to divide the loot!

Happy leprechaun day everyone!

January birthdays

Wow... time truly does fly by....Happy birthday to Ben who is officially not a 'baby' anymore.... 

congratulations big guy! Thanks for picking marshmallows for your  cupcakes... and for still having pajama days, and of course for being such a HUGE Thomas fan!

22... REALLY! It is such a weird feeling that i could possibly be old enough to be the mother of a 22 year old!!! 

Now my friend Lila.... its funny that she is turning 4.... I have thought in my brain that she already WAS 4.With the way she plays, the early language development, her desire to learn letters ect.... all those little things. STOP growing up so fast! Happy birthday my friend! 

time...

The past few weeks i have taken my camera outside with me trying to capture the ease and flow of our outside time. Taking time to take in the little things.... time....such a gift!

Five!

He's 5... He's 5... He's really really 5!

Welcome to the '5' club Jasper! 

Happy Birthday!

A little bit of luck!

We have got to be the luckiest group of daycare kids around....

We caught a Leprechaun!

The week leading up to St Patrick's Day was spent making rainbows and shamrocks for art as well as working on our leprechaun trap!

It is a group activity where we all work on the same project (not always smoothly i might add). It takes a few days to paint and decorate the perfect trap..... but it worked!

On St Patrick's day we went to the park and collected clover and flowers that we used as bait, and then searched for the perfect 'Y' shaped stick to complete the trap!

Now that the trap was set.... all we had to do was be very quiet and wait....

Sure enough, when nap time was over, Rosie bolted from her bed to check the trap and just as we had hoped... the trap had been sprung!

The only thing left to do was to trade the leprechauns freedom for his treasures!

So we all placed our hands on the trap... closed our eyes.. wished with all of our hearts... and said "I set you free!"

Taaadaaaah!

Just like magic!

Happy Leprechaun Day everyone!

Feel the love...

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

This year i have tried to put a strong focus on Valentines 'month'.... 

A time to show your friends how much you care and are glad to have them as a friend.

How to make friends as well as how to be a good friend.

We have talked a lot about ways that we can show our friends we care.... sharing, helping, listening and showing kindness to one another.... lessons to last a life time!

January birthdays

 Time really does fly by! 

This January we saw our little friend Ben turn two already! Even though we talked about it being his birthday, and having cupcakes, getting a present and making him his official birthday hat... well, getting him to wear the hat long enough to get a photo was a little tricky... bribery.... yes, i had to resort  to bribing him with a cupcake to wear his hat! It also took a few tries to get his cupcakes to the table and sing the song.... as soon as we started singing and put the plate near the table he would jump up off of his chair and stretch across the table blowing madly! it was sooo funny to watch!

This year was a little sad to sing happy birthday to Nickolas without his birthday buddy Evelyn of the past 4 years . Instead we celebrated with his long time buddy Clayton whose birthday was 9 days before... 

Happy 21st birthday Boys!

Now my little friend Lila who turned 3 was more than ready to let the celebration begin! She was ready for those cupcakes at morning snack! 

I let Chloe talk me out of getting her more 'my little pony' stuff , so i wasn't sure how her 

unicorn-stuffie-flashlight would go over.... apparently i didn't have to worry!