Linnea's Journal

Linnea ate kix cereal and three servings of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground turkey (mixed with her avocado), ate whole wheat hamburger bun, most of tomatoes and ate cherries. First picture: Well Svea and Linnea started off the day right where they left off on Friday.  Slinging all the blocks off the shelves.  Haha!  Look at Linnea in the picture; it looks like the stack of 6 blocks is getting the best of her!!  Atley joined the little ones as she likes having some chaos too! Next picture: I thought it was cute how these two little cuties were standing on blocks so they could peek over the top of the changing table.  Following picture: Linnea is singing to her heart's content.  She's singing, "Rain rain go away, come again anther day,"  Then she added "Little Gary wants to play."  Haha! Next two pictures: Linnea and Svea were holding hands - Linnea initiated it - and walking across the room.  That quickly ...

Linnea ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate hamburger stew with meat, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  She also ate whole wheat dinner roll and apricots. First picture: Hey, I have to post a picture of the kids waving at the window about once a month, right?!  Waving at Atley's Momma Megan.  After this picture Atley and Linnea played in the chair and filled it with LOTS of toys.  Why so many toys?  Atley said, "Because we're going camping."  And they had their purses jammed full too.  That part looked pretty realistic to me!!  Haha!! Next picture; Atley reading to the two little ones this morning.  Following picture; Svea and Linnea were playing a combination of "chase" and "follow the leader" around the block structure. Last picture: We had a visitor from the Food Program doing her periodic inspection and making sure I'm following the guidelines!!  (I forgot to ask if I could post her picture...

Linnea ate French toast and dried plum for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of pulled pork, bites of whole wheat toast, ate peas, and cantaloupe.  Linnea was still eating in her highchair at breakfast and Svea was done and reading a book.  Linnea could hear Svea (couldn't see her) and asked, "What you need Svea?  What you need?"  SO cute!  She was ready to help her friend. Shortly before lunch Linnea was whining about something.  I asked, "What's wrong Linnea?"  She pointed at Baby Callahan and said, "He try to eat my hair.  I don't like that!"  (It was hard not to roar!!  Too funny!)  "Well I see you managed to get away from him and you still have most of your hair!!" He does love to grab their hair if they get too close. Linnea was listening to some music with one of the little iPods - haha, not really - just a cheap imitation.  The song was "bear went over the mountain....to see what he could see."  Linnea s...

Linnea ate whole wheat toast and two serving of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce, whole wheat spaghetti noodles, riced cauliflower (I mixed it with the meat and sauce and she liked that), and ate fruit salad. First picture; Dress up clothes of course!!  Nothing sets off a tutu like a pair of rabbit ears!!  Second picture;  Atley always plays with Linnea when it's just those two here!  (Or those two plus Callahan.) She's showing Linnea where to find the door bell.  (I believe she already knows about it Atley!!  Ha) Next 2 pictures: The kids were being rowdy and scattering blocks again; that is a favorite activity and Atley is one of the main instigators.  I like how Linnea is looking up at me; oh oh everyone, we've got company!!  Haha!!  So we built some sidewalks and they played on those for awhile. Last two pictures; Linnea had been playing in the swivel/rocker chair for a long time...

Linnea ate toasted & buttered whole wheat bagel and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, most of brown rice, most of stir fry vegetables, and ate her raspberries. Here are some pictures from Linnea's morning!  She and Svea were refueling at the water fountain. :) Whenever they hear one of the big kids talking about a drink, they need one too!!  (Notice in the background; Callahan trying to "escape" through the gate!) Next picture: Linnea was doing some cooking and jabbering to herself as she went along.  No idea what she was saying.  She did bring me some "food" and told me it was "hot."  :)  Following picture: Linnea is in the block shelf and she (with Svea's assistance) has totally cleared all the blocks off the shelf.  Notice the two pillows on top of the block shelf.  After I took the picture Linnea threw both of those pillows on the floor; then she and Svea were stretched out on the pillows proud o...

Linnea ate a large serving of bran cereal and a few raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she had bites of chicken, half of whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, half of olives, and ate her pears. Anytime Linnea sees me yawn she says, "You're not tired!"  Yes I am!!  :)  So at breakfast this morning Atley said, "Gary, I'm done."  Linnea said, "You're not done!"  Haha!  That cracked me up. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend so as always the kids were busy on "Toy Exchange Monday!"  In the first picture Linnea had already found the tutu on the clothes rack and she was very concerned that Cal was gonna grab it!!  Which he did, so she had every reason to be concerned!!  :)  "Help me Gar Gar." Next picture - Atley joined Linnea on the shelves and they were pretending to sleep.  Atley's "snoring" was well executed!  Pretty loud and obnoxious!!  Haha!  You can see Linnea's expression and she...

Linnea ate a large serving of cream of wheat cereal and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of baked beef kabobs with meat, peppers, pineapple, and zucchini.  She ate brown rice and ate pineapple on the side as well. First picture: Linnea and Svea were sitting on the couch with lots of books and both were reading aloud; and they were really into it!!  Look at Svea's expression!  I love that!  She's got lots of expression going on; not to mention lots of volume from both of them!!  Haha!  Nice job Girls! Atley, Svea, and Linnea had the blocks scattered all around, but Linnea and Svea were actually trying to construct something!!  So I asked Atley to help them build a sidewalk and this is what they came up with.  Nice work!!  They started jumping off the blocs which is obviously not a huge jump, but Svea managed to lunge forward and bang her head on the carpeted step toward the Preschool Room.  Her poor h...

Linnea ate waffle and two servings of fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shepherd's pie with meat, potatoes, green beans, sweet potatoes, and carrots.  She also ate whole wheat tortillas and two servings of cherries. This morning Atley, Linnea and I were talking about "ice cream flavors" and I was asking them their favorites.  Linnea looked at Atley and asked, "Do you want to come to my house and eat gummies?" Hahaha!  It was so cute. Here are some pictures from Linnea's morning.  Linnea, Atley and I built a house with the blocks before anyone else arrived and they were having fun playing in it.  Second picture - She and Svea had quite the pile of food toys in front of them.  Notice the bottom shelf is totally empty and there is a lot of those toys.  :)  Linnea and Svea were at the window doing the "window clings" again.  And they were pretty proud of themselves I might add!! Last picture: Lauralea covered for me w...

Linnea ate French toast and strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate Whole 30 Chili with meat, tomatoes, peppers, tomato sauce, and sweet potatoes.  She also ate whole wheat dinner roll and tropical fruit. First picture:  I was messing around with some of the food toys - cheese and lunch meats primarily have the right texture, haha - and they work perfect for window clings.  :)  Then of course the kids think ALL the food toys should stick to the window.  Svea is slapping up a hamburger bun.  :) Next picture; These two were playing with the building blocks again and they've been doing that very regular lately.  Linnea even said what she was building; "I'm building a castle Gar Gar."  :)  She always calls me "Gar Gar" and I think it's so cute.  (I know I tell you that ALL the time, but I don't care!!)  I especially like it when she says, "I love you Gar Gar."  And she said it again today without me prompting her....

Linnea ate most of toasted whole wheat English muffin and ate two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork chop, bites of whole wheat toast, bites of beets, and ate applesauce. These first two pictures are leftover from yesterday afternoon.  The kids were playing on the airplane and having fun doing teeter-totter.  Notice that Avilene is the "pilot" and the only one wearing a hardhat.  That always makes me nervous when my pilot wears a hardhat!!  :)  Second picture;  Now Linnea also has a hard hat and she's headed down the sidewalk.  We're all about safe practices here!! This next picture was taken shortly after Atley arrived this morning.  It's been a LONG time since the kids have been able to watch the garbage workers.  Their weekly schedule in this neighborhood has been very early mornings for a long time.  Atley and Linnea were happy to see them and one of the workers noticed these two and waved!! N...

Linnea ate whole wheat Chex cereal and peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of ground beef, bites of whole wheat hamburger bun, bites of tomatoes, and ate her oranges. (Reminder; "Gar Gar" rhymes with "hair hair."  Haha!)  I asked Linnea; "What did you do this weekend Linnea?"  She said, "I don't know Gar Gar.  I don't know Gar Gar."  Not too much later she said, "I love you Gar Gar" totally uninitiated.  Those are special moments!! I took this first picture when it was only Callahan and Linnea at Daycare.  Then later  Callahan was playing beside Linnea and Svea when he got a handful of Linnea's hair.  She was not thrilled and I was snuggling her.  Svea was patting Cal on the head and saying, "hair hair hair,  hair hair hair."  :) Next picture: Linnea has been "stockpiling" toys lately and books as well.  Here's a picture from this morning when she was stashing books on the top of t...

Linnea ate most of her breakfast: oatmeal and dried cranberries.  For lunch she ate Tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and applesauce. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon right after these two girls got up from their nap. I just think it's so cute!  Svea sucking her thumb and Linnea sucking her binky.  They just stood there looking at each other and acting pretty dozy!!  Svea had been examining Linnea's shirt too.  And today Svea is wearing the same shirt.  :) Next picture; Linnea was stretching out trying to keep her butt off the floor and Lauralea was giggling at her.  Lauralea and I both love her - and we love having her at Little Treasures!  In the following picture Linnea was laying beside Atley playing with a little froggie that Atley brought from home.  (Just before Froggie went back to Atley's cubby.) Next picture:  We played outside this morning and the kids had fun on the airplane....

Linnea ate whole wheat bagel and ate three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate hamburger and sausage pizza with peppers, tomato sauce, pineapple, and olives.  We cook it separate from the whole wheat pizza crust - she had bites - and she ate pineapple on the side. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when the kids were playing with chalk on the patio.  After I took the picture Svea and Linnea went into the play house on the patio and came out shortly thereafter.  Linnea announced to anyone interested; "Hey!!  I'm back!!" Here are some pictures from this morning.  She was showing Callahan how chewing on legos works!!  Next picture; Everyone playing around the new car slide!  Third picture: two cute little goofballs laying on the floor playing with some jingle bells.  Also this morning; Linnea noticed Lauralea's shoes and apparently ones Lauralea doesn't wear frequently.  Linnea said, "Why are yo...