Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate two servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of Whole 30 Chili with meat, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and lots of spices.  He ate whole wheat dinner roll and ate a large serving of tropical fruit.    First picture:  The Boys stayed busy in the Daycare Room while the Girls did Science with Lauralea.  The boys will occasionally go to the gate and watch, but it's frequently an activity that is not too interesting from a distance.  Miles appears to be waiting to add a block OR maybe just shove it over when Cal finishes his hard work.  Haha.  Second picture:  I came back out into the Daycare Room and this is what the Boys were doing when I came around the corner.  I love this!!  And of course I have to point out that I also love Callahan's upside-down book.  :) Next picture: Story Time and Nora wants Cal snuggled up with her.  Isn't this cute; again....

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of his pork roast, ate whole wheat toast, bites of beets, and ate applesauce.  When I wash the kids hands at meal time I always sing and lately it's been; "scrub a dub dub, scrub a dub dub, wash those germs away.....clean those hands today."  Anyhow, Cal was watching me help Svea and he started singing it.  That was pretty cute.  He picks right up on anything musical!! First picture;  This was the first thing Cal played with when he was the only one here.  You can see at the bottom of the ramp his car is a blur!!  Right beside his right hand is a button that makes car noises and he discovered it today.  Honestly, I didn't even know it was there either!  Haha!  Second picture;  Just about every day this past month or two Cal has been building a tower with the blocks.  Look at Miles laying on the mattress ...

Callahan was not here for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat sandwich thins, ate avocado, most of tomatoes, and ate mandarin oranges.  REMINDER:  CLOSURE DATES:  Little Treasures will be closed December 24 & 25...  Will be closed New Years Day and will open again on January 11.  We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and it was a busy place around here!!  Everyone already senses something good is gonna happen this week with Christmas!  So the kids have cranked up their excitement level overall by a few notches.  Two pictures - Miles and Callahan were trying to put on play glasses at the same time.  Neither were successful and I thought it was cute how Callahan decided to wear his!!  Good choice Cal.  :) Next picture: Cal, why are yelling at Miles!?!  Then I saw Miles was standing there holding Cal's sock.  Haha.  You little skunk; you took off Cal's sock.  I didn't get a ...

Callahan ate oatmeal and half of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and applesauce.    First picture:  Callahan had these two Beanie Babies in one hand and was working hard to wrestle the play house onto the floor and into position.  He wasn't about to set the Beanie Babies aside.  Haha.  I did have to put his Babies on top of his cubby because every time Miles got near, Cal was certain Miles' intention was to take one of them.  And that was taking a quick turn for the worse.  Haha.   Next picture:  Some more blanket fun on the mattress.  Initially Cal and Svea were having the beginnings of a "tug-a-war" and that was about to take a turn for the ugly as well - screaming and yelling.  :) Then Nora jumped on and that changed the game and the focus immediately!!  Thank you Nora.   Last picture:  I just took this picture for "old times sake!!" ...

Callahan ate two servings of blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of hamburger & sausage pizza with the meats, peppers, olives, pineapple, and tomato sauce.  We serve the whole wheat pizza crust on the side and he ate that, and he ate pineapple on the side too.     First picture:  Callahan had built this nice tower of all small blocks and then he'd gone to find some more. You can see him squatted down just to the left of the two Yellow blocks in the middle of the tower.  And of course you know what Miles is about to do as he moves closer.  Next picture - And over it goes!  Cal turned around and said, "Mau Mau!"  And that surprisingly enough was the end of it.  I speak with experience when I say; "That is  NOT  how Callahan would have reacted to Svea if she'd been the one to push over his stack."  :) Next picture:  These three were at the window waiting for La...

Callahan ate whole wheat toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, bites of whole wheat tortillas, half of carrot/potato vegetable mix, and ate a large serving of fruit salad.    This first picture is left over from yesterday, but it's SO adorable.  This is how Nora and Cal sat all through Story Time.  I had to be sneaky to take this picture.  I kept holding the book out and that's what they're focused on.  Cal loves Miles, Miles loves Cal, Nora adores Miles, so this is a simple conclusion;  Nora loves Cal.  Haha.  Or maybe Cal is just a charming "Ladies Man."  :) Next picture;  We haven't had a picture at the window for a week or two and that's long enough!!  :)   Waving bye to Momma Molly!  Following picture:  Cal and Miles with the hats and Miles had just put this one on.  Believe me, I had to be quick before the hat came right back off.  :) Last picture; ...

Callahan ate bites of whole wheat English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of chicken, bites of brown rice, ate stir fry vegetables, and ate mandarin oranges.   Miles was standing up on the blue balance beam and started to wobble.  So he reached out to steady himself and grabbed Cal's shirt collar.  Haha.  Dang, things got much wobblier in a hurry!!  Cal, of course, was sure Miles was just pestering and terrorizing him.  :)  "No Mau Mau, No!!" First picture:  Miles and Cal were at the fence watching Nora in the Preschool Room.  Cal went and got some blocks to stand on and Miles immediately stood on them.  So Cal just went and got some more.  Thanks Cal.  Following picture;  Bet you can't guess what Cal's saying to me.  I'd just finished washing my hands and Cal was saying, "raining, raining, raining."  Haha.  That's our standing joke when I'm washing my hands; the kids c...

Callahan ate Cheerios and banana serving for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, two servings of whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, olives, and two servings of strawberries.  When Atley asked for more pita bread at lunch she asked, "And could you warm it up and put on butter?"  Haha.  Yup, I can do that.  I don't allow "special orders," but that was totally reasonable.  :)  So I toasted it and Nora wanted her's that way and then Cal ordered more "toast."  Haha.  This first picture is left over from Friday afternoon.  I already showed Emily one picture, but I like this one better.  Atley is feeding Miles his cottage cheese and Avilene is feeding Callahan.  Miles has his mouth open wide, but still keeping an eye on Cal.  Haha.  So cute.  The big girls  LOVE  to be helpers!!  And this is a big help to me too.  I'm free to take a picture!!  Haha.   Next picture:  Cal was the...

Callahan ate some brown rice and some raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate two servings of salmon, ate whole wheat dinner roll, riced cauliflower, and mangoes.   Yesterday we (Lauralea doing the videoing) videoed the kids doing 3 separate Christmas songs.  This weekend I'm planning on trying to Post these on an "Unlisted You Tube" video.  No one can see it except those you give the link to.  Does anyone have any objections to this or know of any reason I shouldn't use that format?  No names are given in the video; it's just 3 songs. These first two pictures were basically right after Callahan arrived first thing this morning.  Cal was upset because Atley and Nora were pushing Miles around and around in the chair and he thought he'd been left out of the fun.  :)  The big girls sweetly let him get in the chair and the fun continued.  Then they started putting doll blankets and pillows on the boys and Cal doesn't really care; he just si...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and applesauce.  Cal was the first one here and he climbed up on the couch, sat beside me and laid his head on my shoulder and said, "I love you."  Isn't that precious?  So sweet. I love you too Cal.  I was showing him pictures of my Grandson Gideon and Cal calls him "Giddy."  Haha. First picture;  Great picture of Cal cheering and clapping for his buddy's accomplishment of standing upright.  Good job boys!  Second picture:  Quiet relaxed time in the library.  Ha.  Not quite.  Lots of hoarding and guarding books going on; especially Cal and Svea.  :) Next picture; Miles and Cal playing with the little houses again.  They especially like ringing the doorbell. Last picture: Cal had squeezed himself into the sink with the faucet still straight...

Callahan ate three servings of French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of Hearty Paleo Stew with  meat, green beans, carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower.  He ate crackers and tropical fruit.    First picture is left over from yesterday afternoon outside.  Avi and Atley were actually able to drag the other 4 kids across the lawn with the kids laying on the parachute.  In this picture Miles had just caught up with them; he was frequently crawling along behind trying to catch up!!  :) Next picture;  Cal put on this hat and then moved on to the dress-up rack.  I believe he's looking for something that will go with his hat.  Haha.  Following picture; Svea and Nora had on some dress-up clothes and said they were going to a "Ballerina Dance."  Well looky here girls; you got a visitor.  :)  If there is dancing involved Cal is all for it. ...

Callahan ate half of waffle and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, whole wheat tortillas, corn, and baked cinnamon apples.    First two pictures were taken about 1.5 hours apart, but they're doing the exact same thing.  Just in a different location.  Playing with the cars.  Miles is right at the age where he can have the exact same toy, or almost the same, and still want the one someone else is playing with.  In the second picture; 2 or 3 times Miles turned loose of his car and grab Cal's car.  Or at least he was trying to grab it.  Cal did a good job of defending his goods.  Haha. Next picture:  The boys doing some reading on the couch again.  (Miles is in the "laid-back chilled-out" position) I love how much these two play in close proximity to each other.  Even when the play doesn't necessarily involve close interaction like the above 2 pictures.   Last picture:  Cal hasn't shown too much int...

Callahan ate kix cereal and two servings of apricots for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground turkey with his avocado mixed in, ate whole wheat hamburger bun, ate tomatoes, and raspberries.    This first picture is left over from last Friday.  All six kids are in the picture and this was a popular spot earlier in the week because there was ice on top of the sand table.  By Friday the ice was long gone, but the kids were still looking and Avi found a little piece.  Not a very clean piece I might add!!  Callahan is on the far left and Miles is in the middle of the action on top of the sand table.  Haha.    Shortly after Atley arrived she and Nora were in the Preschool room and Callahan was in the Daycare Room where he couldn't see them, but he started singing, "Happy Birthday Atley, Happy Birthday Atley." It's Atley's birthday and we'd been talking about it. Next picture:  Cal grabbed this hat on the way to the window to wave bye to Da...