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Linnea - 8/30/2019

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Linnea ate oatmeal and baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of hamburger stew with meat, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  She also ate whole wheat dinner roll and apricots. Note left over from yesterday afternoon: Callahan and Linnea were the only ones awake from their naps.  I put something away in the kitchen and when I came back in the room Callahan was sitting there sucking on Linnea's pacifier.  Haha!  So sweet of you to share that with him Linnea!! These first two pictures are also left over from yesterday afternoon.  I thought this first one was cute because Svea is holding her sister Avilene up on the teeter-totter.  :)  With help from Atley sitting on the tail on Svea's side.  It's so fun to have a piece of play equipment that so many can play on at the same time.  Second picture: If you could see and hear this in live mode these two cuties were laughing and having a grand time just trotting back-...

Linnea - 8/29/2019

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Linnea ate most of French toast and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of pulled pork, bites of whole wheat toast, ate peas, and watermelon. First picture: Well it's that time of year again and we live on a School Bus route so this is what it frequently looks like at the window right now.  They love the big school buses.  If you look closely there is actually a 2nd school bus in the picture.  A small one headed in the opposite direction of the big one. Avi is pointing out the buses to Svea.  (Svea is partially hidden beside Avi.) Second picture:  Initially it was just Linnea and Svea at the window driving their cars back-n-forth on the window sill.  Avilene said, "Gary, look what those people are doing!"  ("those people" - talking about Svea and Linnea.  Haha.)  I said, "They're just driving their cars and it's ok.  Avi said, "But it's hurting my ears!!"  LOL!!  She was half-way across the r...

Linnea - 8/28/2019

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Linnea ate half of whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of ground beef mixed with marinara sauce served on top of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate most of cauliflower, and ate fruit salad. It was so wonderful to see Linnea this morning!!  It felt like a long time!!  And she was very snuggly and happy to be here too.  I took this first picture right after Callahan arrived and he was grinning and happy to see Linnea too.  They obviously can't express their feelings, but the joy on their face and their behavior says a lot!!  :) Linnea and Svea played close to each other all morning!!  And I've got some pictures to back up that statement.  :)  There was only one time when Linnea wanted some space to be alone by herself; "No Svea, no!!  I'm pooping, I'm pooping, I'm poopiing!! :)  (FYI  -  She didn't poop.)  Next picture; They were playing with the food toys and as I ...

Linnea - 8/16/2019

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Linnea ate several bites of brown rice and ate her raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and two servings of applesauce. First picture: Well these are the only two kids at Little Treasures today so it's been a quiet morning. Quiet by my standards - maybe not by other standards!!  Haha.  I put new ponytails in the girl's hair and that lasted for awhile and then all the jumping, rolling, and other craziness on the mattress started to show through!!  I Love this first picture. Next picture; Lauralea is doing some more testing with the kids and I took this picture so you could see an example of what she does.  There are 4 items on the couch from top to bottom; pencil, toothbrush, comb, and spoon.  She would ask something like this; "Can you show me which one you eat with?"  "Can you show me which one you comb your hair with?"  It's always interesting!!  :) More pictures of these two p...

Linnea - 8/15/2019

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Linnea ate whole wheat bagel and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger and sausage pizza with olives, pineapple, tomato sauce, and peppers.  She also ate more pineapple on the side, and whole wheat pizza crust. When Daddy Eric drove up to wave bye Linnea said, "Daddy drive Mommy's car."  Haha!  First picture: Linnea and Atley started doing exactly what they were doing yesterday; running from the window to the mattress and diving on the mattress.  Atley got them started with this: "Hey Linnea, let's do running!!"  :) I took this next picture shortly after Svea arrived and I thought it was so cute how these two were mimicking each other in play.  They both had basically the same food toys and I like how they positioned themselves - and the distance apart makes it even cuter.  Following picture: Linnea did some drawing with markers at Art time.  We also did some stickers and she did great wit...

Linnea - 8/14/2019

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Linnea ate most of whole wheat toast and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of pork chop, ate whole wheat tortillas, bites of carrots, ate potatoes, and ate a large serving of fruit salad. First picture - This is left over from yesterday afternoon, but I thought this was so cute how these two were sitting on the teeter-totter.  Haha!  Well that's not how people usually ride one of these, but they don't care about those details!! Pictures from this morning.  Atley and Linnea were running back and forth across the room doing spectacular dives onto the mattress.  :)  You can see Atley in the far upper left corner of the picture standing on the yellow bench waiting her turn.  :)  Linnea looks like she is running the hurdles!  Following picture: Then after Svea arrived Atley was giving them rides in the swivel/rocker chair. Next picture; I'd just mentioned to Daddy Eric this morning that Linnea likes this E...

Linnea - 8/13/2019

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Linnea ate whole wheat English muffin and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of chicken with stir fry vegetables (with pineapple added - yum).  She also ate bites of brown rice and ate oranges.  It's kind of a quiet morning around here this week - and - next week will be short on numbers too.  Nora is gone the rest of the week, Avi is doing morning dance class all week, Atley is leaving Friday and gone next week, and Linnea is gone all next week as well. This first picture is from yesterday afternoon and Linnea was trying to buckle the straps on the stroller.  Svea was trying to cooperate, but it was a difficult task!  :)  Not sure how adjusting the strap way down there is going to help keep Svea in the stroller.  Haha. Next picture: Lauralea was testing Linnea and Svea for their upcoming developmental assessments.  Atley was concerned when Lauralea was done and said, "Hey! You forgot about me!!" ...

Linnea - 8/12/2019

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Linnea ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef mixed with her avocado (which I fed to her), ate whole wheat pita bread, most of tomatoes, and ate watermelon. First picture: look at all the various colors of ponytail holders I found this weekend.  My color consultant (Lauralea) said the kids would love these and they've been pretty impressed just looking at them!!  I usually let them choose which color and that takes forever!!  Haha!!  Just feels like forever.  I almost always end up saying, "Ok, choose a color or I'm gonna choose a color for you!"  Amazing how fast they can make a decision!! Next picture: This was pretty cute.  Linnea had been working hard to attach these legos flowers and I think she had 7 or 8 of them connected.  In the picture Atley was holding one in her hand and offering it to Linnea.  Linnea had just said to Atley, "Look at what I made." Next picture: These two characters wer...

Linnea - 8/8/2019

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Linnea ate whole wheat English muffin and oranges for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and applesauce. First picture - Nora was here early so she and Linnea had fun jumping before anyone else arrived.  Linnea stood on the climber tapping herself on her chest wanting me to notice her saying; "it's me, it's me, it's me."  Haha.  That was cute.  Yes it certainly is you Linnea!!  Second picture:  Well Atley arrived and now it's time to dance!!  Haha!! Baby Callahan is not here today so our morning was much more flexible and we spent a long time outside!  Next picture:  Linnea and Svea each grabbed a dump truck and went up and down the sidewalk.  The first thing Linnea did was have a crash!!  If you look at the picture you can see where all of Linnea's weight is pushing down on her truck!!  But she wouldn't move her hands forward or turn the truck around like Svea did.  An...

Linnea - 8/7/2019

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Linnea ate French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate paleo stew with meat, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  (It's SO good and nutritious!)  She ate crackers and tropical fruit. First picture: Well I have to post a picture of Linnea with her new ponytail before she starts playing hard or yanking on it!!  She asked for a drink first thing and it's so cute because she sits right down on the step where they have their drinks.  Nice work Linnea!! Next picture: Svea was still eating breakfast and everyone else was done.  (Svea in highchair - bottom of picture.)  The kids were jumping and Linnea kept yelling, "Watch me Svea, Watch me Svea!!"  And Svea would yell, "NO!!" which obviously meant "YES" and "DO IT AGAIN!!" because she kept laughing hard every time they'd jump!!  Following picture; Avi, Atley, and Nora were holding hands and going in circles on the mattress...

Linnea - 8/6/2019

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Linnea ate waffle and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, whole wheat tortillas, corn, and baked cinnamon apples. First picture; Linnea REALLY wanted Svea to get into the chair so she could spin the chair around and around!  She yelled for Svea, she patted the chair, she jabbered at Svea, and she was thrilled when it finally worked!!  The following picture is really really cute in live mode.  Svea had eventually crawled out of the chair, but Linnea kept spinning it.  She'd stop when Svea couldn't see her, start up again, and stop beside Svea so they could laugh and laugh; then repeat it over again and again and again. Next picture: Linnea was playing with the phone and holding it to her ear with her shoulder like you see.  I asked who she was talking to and then I said, "Mommy?"  And followed that with; "Say hi to Mommy."  She started teasing me and kept saying, "Hi Daddy, hi Daddy, hi Daddy."  Haha! ...

Linnea - 8/5/2019

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Linnea ate kix cereal and mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef/turkey, whole wheat hamburger bun, bite of tomatoes, ate avocado, and cherries. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids were very busy all morning.  Linnea went for the food toys and phones first!  Then Svea joined her later.   I also like how she is standing in the 2nd picture.  Kind of relaxing and  cool!! Next picture: That's Linnea in the Lion suit close-up!!  I was actually taking a picture of Atley in her frog suit.  I showed Avi the picture and she  said, "you (to Atley) don't smile very good."  I said, "Avilene, you have an opinion about everything!!  She said, "I know!" Last picture: This was pretty funny and cute.  If you could look at it in live mode you'd see Svea is making the fork go up and down with her teeth!  Linnea and I were giggling and you can see Svea is grinning around the fork and...