Letter of the Week = C

We took the first week of February off because we were out of town and traveling quite a bit. This week, we learned all about the letter C.

Caterpillar "C" - made with cut-out circles (also starts with a "c") :-)

Weekly coloring project

"C" Meal - cajun chicken, carrots, corn, cabbage, cheesy ciabatta bread and some cheerios on the side :-)

"C" friend of the week - CARTER!!! :-)

Letter of the Week = B

For the week of Jan 30th we did all things pertaining to the letter B! Instead of doing a craft, Easton spent the weekend with his favorite "B" person..... his uncle Bryce! Here are some of the things we did throughout the week:

Bear coloring ... with brown, blue and black!

"B" meal - blackened tilapia, baby spinach, buttered roll with berries and bananas

Band-aid butterflies: made with gauze, bandaids and waterproof markers

Letter of the Week = A

I was inspired by my friend Kim, who did something similar with her daughter Maddy. (thanks for the ideas, Kim!)

The week after Easton's 2nd birthday, we began our "letter of the week" adventures. Of course we started with "A" and will work our way through the alphabet. Each week we do crafts, eat foods, play games and do activities that pertain to the highlighted letter. We also pick a friend or family member whose name starts with the letter, and make something special for them.

For the week of Jan 23 we covered the letter "A". Here are some of the highlights:

Astronaut coloring project

"A" meal - Apple juice, asparagus and alfredo on angel hair, angus beef and fried apples

Making an Alligator puppet with Daddy

The finished result!

"A" shaped pancakes

Making a craft for Easton's good friend and neighbor, Aubrey ... here is how it turned out:

Easton's 2nd birthday celebrations!

Easton is all smiles at his pre-school birthday celebration!

Surprised when he woke up from nap time with friends and family at his Fresh Beat Band birthday party!

At playgroup, getting a birthday call from his Pappy :-)

YUMMY cupcakes!

Cheesing when he sees his birthday gifts!

Easton's Second Birthday Video!

Keely and I have been slacking a bit on updating the blog so here is a video I created for his second birthday. It is a picture and video archive of his second year of life. The last song is up beat because the theme of his birthday party was fresh beats. I figured an up beat song was appropriate.

Blogging is hard :-)

Enough with the excuses.... but obviously I have fallen behind on blogging, again! We've had a BUSY month since Jason got home - wow, I can't believe it has been a month already! We had Easton's birthday celebration, have made a few trips to see family & friends in Virginia and in the Raleigh area, and then of course there is the usual preschool, playgroup and gym routine. On top of all of that, I taught 2 classes during the first winter session (I usually teach just one at a time) so that was quite time consuming as well.

Bare with me as I catch up on the past months worth of events - there will be a bunch of posts to follow! :-)