Showing posts with label playgroup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playgroup. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2011

3 = talk talk talk talk talk

So the theme with Graham and Parker lately is talking. They have really taken off with full sentences. Sometimes I am wondering how they come up with some of what they say.

They will be 3 in April. I am happy they are pretty much on track with most things. I have always been a bit worried because they were born 8 weeks early. Parker is still really small but the pediatrician says he is fine.
Graham is pretty much the size of the average almost 3 year old.

We spend a lot of time with our playgroup. I think it helps a lot.


We have been working on pronouncing words correctly, colors, shapes, counting, songs, signing, all the good stuff. We spend time at the Zoo and Science Center regularly. We also spend lots of time going to the park and other great places like library storytime & craft (on a break from storytime right now though). It is tough to fit in all of the cool places we go to!!

They are doing well socializing and learning. They enjoy seeing their friends. We also are in a weekly home preschool group. They know their friends by name and talk about them when we are at home. They like to talk about the places we go. They ask to go to the places they like best like The Zoo, The Science Center, Certain Parks, they ask to see certain friends or if certain friends will be meeting them for a playdate that day. It's cute!  Graham is still more academically advanced. Parker is still athletically advanced. Parker's latest thing is doing head stands and then multiple somersaults in a row. He LOVES the head stands. He sort of does hand stands too. He loves to hang upside down at the park. They still enjoy Gymboree too!!  They ask about Gymboree on the days we are not going to our class. They love it!!  Graham is still really into reading books. He looks at books a lot all day still. He likes to talk out loud while going through his books. He also likes me to read to him...or any family member.

For our home preschool class we work on learning through play. It has been tough to really get things going the right way but it seems we are on a great path now. I think we finally have a way to get all of the kids interacting involved, and enjoying!  I will try and take some pics of our home preschooling soon.

Still working on all of the details of their 3rd birthday party. Should be lots of fun!!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fun at the Zoo

We had a great time with our Playgroup and some Twin friends at the Central Florida Zoo. I really enjoyed seeing how much they are enjoying it now that they are nearly three. They loved it last year too but wow they love it so much more now!! We took our choo choo wagon, which also made the trip more enjoyable for them!  I found this crazy statue while we where there. I was able to record two videos of Graham and Parker while at the zoo. We kept getting rained out and had to seek shelter within the zoo, but in all it was a great morning at the zoo!

Video 1  &   Video 2






crazy statue

not warm enough for the splash pad today





yikes! Alligator!

big Iguana!




enjoying some books with friend, Dylan

Parker loves my friend, Tera





goats are so silly

Graham wanted to pull the choo choo


gobble gobble

Parker had a screaming/gobb;ing match with the Turkey


Me and my friend Tera  accidentally dressed the kids all alike LOL



We were in a parade!

I set it up so that my playgroup could walk in the City of Winter Park Florida's 32nd annual St Patricks Day Parade!  It was a lot of fun.  We had to wait quite in the line-up to start walking in the parade but once it started, we had a blast.  The kids all really enjoyed it.  Graham and Parker just loved waving at the crowd on Park Avenue who where there to watch the parade. We plan to start volunteering for the next Parades as well. We have a banner, which makes it possible for us now. Check out our photos!









Wednesday, February 9, 2011

All you need is love my Dinosaur Valentine

When I got Graham and Parker dressed this morning, Graham looked down at his Tee Shirt, examined it for a minute and then said "Dinosaurs!".  I almost corrected him but, then I thought for a moment and he is kind of right. The Beatles are kind of Dinosaurs in a way.  :)

Their shirts say "All you need is love".  



 Today we had a Valentines Day Party with our Playgroup!

Some of the Moms made Valentine Boxes,. 
we all handed out Valentines to the little ones. It was really cute!



Some of the sweets that we had at the party, Graham was really enjoying them!
Parker did too b ut he was more interested in playing!


Parker wanted to sit in Lori's lap. SO I put Graham in her lap too in order to get a good pic of their Valentines Day Tee Shirts. This is about as good as it gets sometimes when taking pics of your Twins (or more). Sometimes a cute look or a quirky smirk make the best pic. 



All the kids had fun with blocks, slides, balloons, ride-ons, and coloring!

Group Pic, we actually only had 13 Moms show up today, it seems many are sick and on vacation.


Sometimes they put themselves into the stroller just to take a break.