Induced

Sabrina Marie Rendla is scheduled to be induced on Wednesday November 5th, unless of course, she makes her grand debut before then. Poor baby isn’t even born yet and already I’m impatient with her: HURRY UP, SABRINA!!! I’m tired of being pregnant.

Marie-Anne

Collage idea

Tonight I was cutting out some cute pictures in one of the workbooks Alex already did to make a cover for his farm lapbook. Alex came in and started telling me where to glue everything so I cut out some extra for him to make a collage. He is having a blast making that! From now on instead of just throwing the workbooks away when we are done I will cut out the cute pictures so he can make collages any time he wants.

Marie-Anne

Saving on birthdays and Christmas

I shop for b-days and Christmas throughout the year. When I find toys that Alex wants or would love on clearance I get them without him knowing. Right now I have 3 sets of Bob the Builder tools that I got for less than $6 each and a Bob the Builder truck that I got for a dollar cheaper, among other things.

I also get the b-day party stuff, (plates, cups, table cloths…) on clearance or from the dollar store. Several times throughout the year I go to the party store just to see what they have and if anything that Alex would like is on sale or clearance. Last year I got Bob the Builder stuff for a dollar each on clearance. (Since it was just family for his b-day last year I’ll reuse the Bob the Builder stuff next year.) For this b-day I got dinosaur stuff from the dollar store and some more on clearance at the party store. Well, I planned to use the dinosaur stuff this b-day, but Alex asked for firefighter decorations. So hopefully I’ll be able to find some on sale.

How do you save on b-days and Christmas gifts?

Marie-Anne

Preschool websites

Alex has discovered preschool websites. He loves Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Clifford, Sesame Street, and fire fighter websites. He asks to be online 2-3 times a day. He is pretty good at most of the preschool games. He has fun and is learning at the same time. The bad thing is he usually throws fits when it’s time to get off.

More on lapbooks

We have completed 5 lapbooks and are working on the 6th. Since Alex is only 3 they are pretty simple using things like connect the dots, mazes, worksheets, coloring pages, and simple experiments. Alex loves making these and he shows them off to guests. Several have games included and he loves to play the games. We have done one on Rainbows, Nutrition, Ocean Animals, Zoo Animals, Knights and are currently working on Farms. Along with each lapbook we watch kid documentaries, check out websites on the subject, and read books.

Marie-Anne

Baby shower at church

Sunday was the baby shower and potluck at church. It was a lot of fun! We had over 30 people there and everyone had a good time. We got a beautiful baby swing, a bouncer, bottles, clothes, diapers, wipes, pacifiers, a beautiful blanket one lady made, toys… Everyone was so sweet. We brought Alex a big brother gift of a couple toys and a book about becoming a big brother. Not too much longer!

Marie-Anne

Baby Shower at Frank's job

Today was the baby shower at Frank’s work. It was wonderful and a lot of fun. One lady made a beautiful and yummy cake. We got so many things for Sabrina that I couldn’t list them all. We got a Pack N Play, Diaper Genie, high chair, baby bathtub, clothes, gift cards, rattles, bowls, hooded bunny towel, diapers, wipes, swaddlers… One lady made an absolutely adorable rag doll that I’ll keep for Sabrina’s kids when she outgrows it. Another lady made a beautiful sweater, bonnet, and booties set.

Alex wasn’t forgotten either. He was the life of the party in his fire fighter costume. We got him a toy pump action fire hose that’s made like a backpack. He also got two puzzles and a fire truck that makes sounds and came with a fire fighter.

(On the way home we visited a church member who gave us a crib.) Isn’t God great?

Marie-Anne