(BFIAR): The Carrot Seed

Little Ladybug enjoyed reading The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss.  We also had fun doing some Before Five and a Row activities to go along with it.

Cooking

They made some carrot soup…..

 …and they fought over the step stool and who was going to push buttons on the blender. :o)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did it taste???  It was well…..let’s just say Little Lizard liked it, but he will eat pretty much anything :0)

Carrot Art

The girls painted using the carrots as their brush.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play-doh Carrots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrot Lapjournal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She is pouting while coloring because she says she can’t possibly color anymore…… she has a spider in her ear ;o)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(printed from Homeschool Share)

Additional Carrot Reading

Little Ladybug is 3!

Well she actually turned 3 mid-July, but I’m a little behind in blogging my family memories!

Boy time sure does fly by, it’s hard to believe she is already 3!  This is not the most flattering of photos, but it definitely is true to her.  It’s pretty hard to get her to sit still, let alone smile naturally for a photo ……… so this is what I get!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love you my Little Ladybug!!

Wordless Wednesday: Caught Red Handed!!

A certain Little Ladybug just can’t seem to stay out of her sister’s stuff:) She was caught emptying Big Ladybug’s jewelry box on arm.

Wordless Wednesday: Baby Cows

My friend Katy helps her family raise cows and right now their herd is having a bunch of babies.  She said so far hey have about 30 calves, and there have been 2 sets of twins!  The momma cow of each set has decided to only care for one of her babies, so they are bottle feeding the two little ones left behind. 

Katy invited the kids to come out and help her with the morning feed.  So right when we woke up this morning we jumped in the van and headed out.  The girls were very excited!

They watched Katy make some bottles and off we went.

Katy said they didn’t have names, so Big Ladybug was SOOOO excited to have the honor.  She named this little guy Bailey.  He is around 1-month-old and had no problem chugging his bottle.

 

This little guy was so cute!  He loved licking.

(Maybe that’s why they got along so well, Little Lizard loves licking everything too!)

 

 

 

 

This is baby calf, Ava.  She was born yesterday.  She was adorable, and the kids were excited to get in there and help to feed her.

 

 

 

Little Lizard really liked her, too :)

 

 

 

 

Thanks Katy for letting us come and get in your way help you feed the baby calves this morning.  We had a great time!

(Oh and I feel bad I didn’t get many pictures of Little Ladybug enjoying herself.  I was very busy chasing this little guy around!)

Wordless Wednesday: My Little Drama Queen :)

                     

Wordless Wednesday: So I’m Going to Miss This? Huh??

Well my husband wasn’t home this particular evening so I was wrangling our lovely children solo.  I was in the middle of feeding them dinner, which entailed some mashed potatoes and applesauce, when I received a phone call that I had been waiting for.  (Of course it would happen during dinner!)

So in the matter of less than 5 minutes……everything went awry.

My lovely Little Ladybug smeared mashed potatoes everywhere!

And here she is being her usual rotten self…I asked her to smile for the camera :)

She was not acting alone, it’s like they feed off each other.

He had mashed potatoes all through his hair, hands, and body.  He then decided that he was going to wiggle himself out of his lap belt and out of his highchair.

(I absolutely LOVE his CHUB!)

After that whole 5 minutes was up,  I left everything out and took the messy babies upstairs for a bath.

When I am caught up in chaotic moments like this, I say to myself……”so someday I’m gonna miss this?  Huh??”

Deep down though I know I will.  They are messy, demanding, loud, and impulsive…..but at the same time, they are so little, sweet, precious, and forgiving.  I know they grow up so fast, so I am trying to savor even these crazy moments. 

Wordless Wednesday: The Dollhouse

Little Ladybug was getting ready supposed to be getting ready for bed, when I found her lying in the dollhouse. 

 

I asked to to show me how she squeezed herself in there.

 

Good thing this is a old, sturdy Little Tykes dollhouse that has proven to withstand a lot!