Help for Haiti!

I cannot believe the damage that was done to Haiti by the earthquake.... the images from the news are so sad... I am deeply saddened by all the deaths and families torn apart because of this!! Over 100,000 people are said to have died??! That number is absolutely unbelievable!
It is easy to sit back and just watch it all go by on the new with no emotion... since it didn't happen in my city, state, or country...
But that is 100,000 people... innocent people... that are dead, due to a natural catastrophe- it really did happen and they all had families- mothers, fathers, little girls, little boys, tiny babies- just like us...
I am looking for more ways to help, but as of now I have a box on the right side of my blog where you can donate money.
Lots of prayers are needed- it is during these times that I remember how lucky I am to live where I live and all of the things that I that I have that I take advantage of everyday... I know my family is very blessed!

Please pray for the families in Haiti and donate a little money if you are able!
xoxo
Jo

Wordless Wednesday- Remembering Scarlett's Baptism (3 years ago today)

 

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Family and Fairytales are the themes for our January Books!

When my 3 year old "gets GROWED up"...

Scarlett: "Mommy when I get growed up I am going to marry Daddy, ok?"  (she has been saying this a lot lately)

Me:  "Sure sweetie."

Scarlett: "Well, we are going to dance when we get married... and you can be there too, okay?"

Me:  "What will I be doing if you and Daddy are dancing?"

Scarlett: "You can sit with grandma and watch if you want to..."         (Can't ya just FEEL the love?!  LOL!!)


(Back story-- we just got back from a wedding... Scarlett is just enamored with the thought of weddings at the moment, and Daddy is still her "prince charming"... which I think is very sweet... actually bittersweet since it won't last long...)

Tot School Week 7- Trying to get back in the swing of things!!

We are slowly trying to get back into a routine... I wouldn't say we got there exactly this week but we did do lots of fun activities- the girls have been trying out all of their new learning toys that they received for Christmas!  I had almost as much fun as they did! LOL

Sisters stacking blocks :)

My most recent Dollar Tree buy- a plastic piggie bank.

I cut the top slit much wider and taped electrical tape on it.  Then Lily happily plunked a whole small bowl full of milk caps into the piggie. She loved it (I know it's not the most beautiful looking pig- but it was a quick fix to give her something special to do.)

Meanwhile....

Scarlett was using this neat paint set she received as a gift- it is no mess paint... but the color shows up on special paper-- MAGIC!

 

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We received LOTS of puzzles for Christmas... with these animal puzzles I played a little game- I would ask Scarlett-" What is a very large animal that has a long trunk?  Then she would find the piece and put it in the correct place!

Lily has her large knobbed puzzle too!

YAY FOR LILY!!

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You can't complete a day of Tot School without some good old fashioned playdoh!  Scarlett rolled, cut, and smooshed that playdoh all over!

I found these great cards at Target that say thank you for a gift and leave blanks for the name, and the type of gift given... These would be really great for early writers( like 1st or 2nd grade).  But I had Scarlett write the first letter of her name on the "Sincerely," part of the letter. I thought this was good practice to teach her about writing thank you notes when you receive gifts and also for her to practice writing the first letter of her name.  She has been doing this for about 3-4 months but she is getting REALLY good at it- this helped seal the deal!

 

(By the way... I think I am going to create my own on the computer from now on... this idea is too easy not to make!!- Don't you think?)

Finally, Daddy was very sick today... all day long Scarlett wanted to make Daddy some soup...(but he really couldn't stomach anything!)

At the end of the day, she was able to talk him into some noodle soup.  She was so excited to be able to finally "take care of her daddy".   Such sweetness!!! (yes I'm bragging... just a little...)

One more pic of my Lily with her piggy!!   :)

Here's Hoping YOU have a GREAT NEW YEAR!!
xoxox, Jo



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