My Newest Addition

I wanted to stop by and say HI! 

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It's only been a week since the children have been back and I miss "my babies"and think of them everyday. I hope they are all doing great and adjusting okay. Please give your child a big hug for me and tell them that I miss them. 

On January 2 we welcomed our newest addition to our family. Here is my sweet angel Finn Joseph McDaniel. Born 8:14 am, 6.11 ounces and 19.5 inches long. 

2 days old

One Week Old

He is perfect in every way and is such a joy. He is still learning his nights and days, as I got about 3 hours of sleep last night. Man the things you forget in 3 1/2 years but cuddling with him makes it all worth it. 

Calen seems to be adjusting to this huge transition. He like to help change his diaper, get whatever items I may need, and talk to Finn. I have to say that watching him talk to Finn is the sweetest thing EVER! I feel like this is the hardest part this go around, making Calen not feel left out. Tim, my husband, has done as amazing job in that area. 

And my mommy duties are calling as it is time for little man to eat.

I want to thank everyone for their support in this transition time for both from child and my family and look forward to seeing everyone! 

A Little Late

I'm a little late on posting pictures from our last day together before our break but here they are... 

Dancing Fun

Yummy Christmas tree snack

And of course we can't forget the amazing Christmas program that the children did. I'm SOOO proud of them. They did a great job. Here are a few pictures...

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and let your little one know that I miss them VERY much!

Christmas Jobs

Here is a peek at the jobs that the children completed this week...

For this job the children had to pick a present, id the number, and put that many bows on it. 

At this job the children had to roll a die, count the dots, and place that many pom poms on the Christmas tree. 

Upon on the Housetop- For this job the children had to id the number on the house and count out that many blocks to make a chimney.

Christmas Week

We have had a fun week learning about the Christmas story.

On Wednesday we learned about Angels. We talked about the Angels in the Christmas story and in the Bible. Then the children made these beautiful Angels. 

Yesterday we made a J for Jesus. The children glued white paper to make stripes for a candy cane. Then we made Jesus in a manger. 

We are all excited to sing Christmas songs in front of our parents today!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas

Yesterday we started off our week of learning about Christmas by reading the story Christmas in the Barn. 

Then the children made Jesus in a manager. 

Winter Animal Wrap Up

Here is what the children did for jobs last week:

For this job the children picked a penguin, identified the number and counted that many fish. 

Color the Penguin- At this job the children had to use the key to see what color to color the numbers. 

Penguin matching- For this job the children had to match upper and lower case letters. 

Winter People- Here the children made these adorable winter people. 

We all had a blast at the Christmas Bazaar on Friday. Here are some pictures of the fun day:

Decorating Ornaments 

Reindeer Racing

Cookie Decorating 

Face Painting 

Throwing a ball at the Snowman

Winter Animals

On Tuesday we learned about polar bears and watched many videos on You Tube.

Wednesday we went to a Christmas Musical and watched the Kindergarten-2 grade sing many songs. 

Today we learned about penguins by reading a book. Then the children made an adorable penguin.

We are excited about the Christmas Bazaar tomorrow. Don't forget to wear Christmas socks.