Card Shark

Tonight we had family game night and played a few rounds of CandyLand. CJ set up the game, while Mama and Daddy cleaned up from dinner. She told us she had shuffled the cards and it was ready to go. She never forgets that the youngest player goes first. But somehow Daddy knocked over the top card and noticed that conveniently it was the ice cream cone, which it the picture card closest to the finish line. Could CJ be cheating already? Later she got a bad card and started to fold it, like she wanted to mark it somehow. Hmmmm.

The Factory

Here's CJ. Hard at work in the Valentines factory. She needs 21 for school friends, plus a few extra for teachers, family, etc. She loves the glitter glue!

Our Visitor

Can you see the visitor we had today?

Daddy saw this raccoon crossing the back fence and going up into a tree in the neighbors yard. This was the best photo we could get of him.

What Are the Chances?

Mama had some free time today and she loaded the Urban Spoon app and a flashlight app onto her Ipod. CJ thought they were pretty cool and she picked up how to use them pretty quickly. The first time she did a restaurant search on Urban Spoon, it spit out her favorite - Bella Pizza!

Sharing

CJ's school doesn't have show and tell, but they do allow kids to share at the morning circle. I think each child has an opportunity to share, if they desire. Today, CJ will be sharing her "family board". The other day one of the teachers gave us a poster board and told us to fill it however we wanted to and then to bring it back to be the family of the month. CJ and Mama spent some time pouring over 4-1/2 years of photos on the computer, trying to narrow it down to a few that would fit onto the board. We decided to include a Halloween one from each year as well as some of our favorites. And CJ added some art and hearts as well.

Word of the Day, Part II

Today the word was ridiculous. "Isn't that Reee diculous?" Over and over again.

Word of the Day

Died.

Not sure where it came from, but CJ was all over this word today.

She told one of her teachers about the neighborhood pig who had "died" in August.

She told Mama about an inchworm at school that had "died".

And when we were talking about the topsoil we moved into the yard last summer, CJ even remember how Mama's back had "died" while she was doing that.