Like Sand in the Hour Glass...

Lately, Hayden has been very inquisitive when it comes to the concept of time/days of the week.  In the morning, he has started asking what day it is, and giving each day of the week a name, such as Garbage Truck Tuesday... his favorite day, of course.  I decided to order a calendar to help him visually "grasp" the concept.  Although, I wasn't expecting it to be bulletin board size, regardless he enjoys moving the cards and discussing the weather when he wakes up. :)

He also recently found an hour glass in the office and has become extremely curious as to what it is and how it works.  He will repeatedly turn it over and watch the sand run out.  He wanted to know how long it meant, so we timed it... those were the longest three minutes. ;)

The Many Faces of Hayden

Today, Hayden and I played with our Creativity Crate... a.k.a... prop box.  I used a prop box in my classroom all the time.  When Hayden would visit my class, this was one of the things he always wanted to play with (aside from the white board). :)  So, we decided to make our own Creativity Crate.  He cracks me up with all of his faces/reactions with the various hats/props!

Last Day of T-Ball

Today, was the last day of T-Ball. Hayden has really enjoyed this sport and loved his coach! Parents were able to play today, so Jake took the day off to be there for his last game! Hayden loved showing him all the new moves he has learned the past few weeks!! At the end of the game, all the players received a MVP sports pennant.


 

Likes/Dislikes

Some of Hayden's Likes/Dislikes are the same, since I posted these last, but some are new! ;)

Likes
- Of course, he still likes loves Trucks :)
- Fruit Smoothies are a new favorite, along with Trail Mix.
- Reading... I am loving how much he likes to read lately! 
- Orange/Yellow/Blue still his favorite colors
- Sunny Patch Spiders cartoon has beat out Wonder Pets
- Standing on one foot (like a flamingo) is one of his (new) favorite things to do :)
-T-ball... he seems to like this a lot more than soccer, but he also has an AWESOME t-ball coach compared to his coach for soccer.
- Getting dressed on his own... he insists on doing this lately.  
- Sucking the toothpaste out of the tube... yes, you read that right... I have caught him doing this a few times now, thankfully I am still using the fluoride-free paste.
-Bon Jovi...The passed few weeks, we have listened to a few of his C.D.'s in the car, and Hayden really likes Living on a Prayer and Born to Be My Baby :)... unfortunately, Jake isn't a fan! :)
-Running... I think Jake is in Heaven now that Hayden is picking up the running bug.  It was absolutely adorable watching Jake and Hayden run on our walk tonight!  He is pretty good too!


Dislikes
- Being told what to do :)... he often will say, "I'm mad, and stand with his arms crossed."
- Tacos- Last time I made those, he said they were yucky, and asked me not to make them again.
- Spiders- Unfortunately, I have passed this along to him and feel guilty for doing so, hopefully he will out grow this fear very soon.
- Tags- He is not a fan of tags in his shirts.
- Loud Noises- Although he loves fireworks and sirens, he insists on keeping his ears covered.

 

Hayden's Preschool Pictures

Last week, we had Preschool Pictures taken for Hayden from

Cherished Moments by Kristine.  I was worried some of the pictures wouldn't turn out, because he was more concerned about the spiders vs. smiling.  Thankfully they turned out GREAT!!  I can't believe he is starting preschool in 2 weeks! :(  Wow, the last 3 1/2 years have flown by!

         

National Aviation Day

Today, we were originally going to go to the Dunes and celebrate Sand Castle Day, but because it was extremely HOT again, we decided to celebrate Aviation Day that is later this week.

First Stop Breakfast...

Of course it wouldn't be breakfast without a Landing Strip and Animal Balloon (no airplane balloon, bummer).

Next Stop... Aviation Museum

Of course, an Airplane Muffin Tin Lunch

(Marshmallow Clouds, Blue Yogurt sky/raisin birds, airplane peanuts

Banana/Graham Cracker planes, and Jet sandwich)

Paper Airplane Time

UP Family Movie Night

Tonight, we enjoyed an UP family movie night!  We had a great time making an UP house, 3-D UP Characters & Adventure book.  Hayden really enjoyed the Snipe Hunt.

UP Dinner

(Hot Dogs from the Chef Dog :), Balloon Tater Tots/Veggies, Chocolate Bars for Kevin, Balloon Rice Krispie Treats, & Paradise Falls Juice)

Unfortunately, we had an electricity delay before the movie... the electricity went out for about an hour.  Not sure if it was due to the storm rolling in or the heat wave.  We passed the time by playing with flashlights and the cat... very amusing :)!

Another Hot One Outside

Because it was another extremely hot day today, we tried to do some activities to "stay cool".  :)  We played with our Ice Cream Cone Sensory Bin.

Then we found some of our snow plows and tried our hand at growing snow!

Waiting for the snow...

And there we go...

Time to put the snowplows to work.