Callahan's Journal

I'm a bit slow getting these Blogs started because Tate - lawn mowing wizard - gave me a 2 minute warning that he was coming today. :) Text: "I'm on my way!" and he lives 2.0 minutes away and that's when he walks. Ha. I usually have everything moved and ready for him. Sometimes there are lots of Daycare equipment on the lawn. Anyhow it's all good. Callahan ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast. For lunch he ate two servings of ground beef with marinara sauce on top of whole wheat spaghetti noodles. He ate cauliflower and ate fruit salad. Lauralea's sister was here yesterday for a few minutes and Svea was getting acquainted as fast as she possibly could. It was really cute. Cal, on the other hand is pretty wary of strangers and he was keeping his distance in the Daycare room; basically out of sight! Svea went in to where Cal was at and was trying to convince him that "she's a nice girl." It was really cute. Cal wasn...

Callahan ate bites of blueberry bagel and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate shrimp, brown rice soaked in blackberry juice, ate broccoli, and black raspberries.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Cal and Svea were playing on the phones. This happens frequently with the kids, but the details of this conversation were cute. Here's a couple things I heard Cal saying: "What's up?" Then he said, "Come back to Gary's house!" Then he followed that up with the popular; "I'll call you!!" :) Next picture: We moved the box into the house for a couple of days and the kids were enjoying it this morning. Nora and Cal are poking their heads out the "window" I cut in the side. Any time they build a shelter like this they call it their "cave." Following picture; Cal moved all these books to the couch. When we were getting ready to go outside I asked him to put them back in the bookrack. He initially s...

Callahan ate two servings of bran cereal and ate raisins for breakfast. For lunch he ate chicken topped with avocado, no whole wheat pita bread, ate cucumbers, and ate pears. We did a toy exchange this weekend and it's been a few weeks because we were on vacation and then my cleaning people were on vacation!! The kids were VERY excited to have new stuff and it was fun to watch the excitement. Miles was randomly saying, "Bubba, Bubba, Bubba." Over and over. Cal finally said, "Don't say Bubba. That's my brother." Miles response? "Bubba, Bubba, Bubba." Repeat this many times and you get the idea what I was listening to. Haha.  Cal was the first one here and had so much fun playing with the new stuff. The two pop-up toys on the right sing 4 different songs and Cal was enjoying those. Second picture: He had the school buses and was loading them up with everything he could find until it was full. He said, to himself not me, "I'm going bye- b...

The reason for this note is to inform everyone there will be NO BLOGS tomorrow Thursday the 22nd. The State ChildCare Licensor will be here doing an in-home thorough inspection after lunch during the time I normally do the Blogs. Blogs will be back on Friday the 23rd. Callahan ate two servings of French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast. For lunch he ate most of Whole 30 Chili with meat, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and spices. He ate bites of whole wheat dinner roll and ate tropical fruit. Ok, well I'm pretty loaded up with pictures here for Cal, but that's a good thing. More pictures; less writing!! Cal cleared off the couch again, got some books, and brought my pillows!! Haha. He said, "Gary! I'm ready!!" Second picture: Cal and Miles working on some Art using markers and stickers.  More pictures doing outside time!! It took me about 15 tries before I could get a picture with both of them looking at me at the same time. Haha. For like 1...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate pork roast,  most of whole wheat toast, ate beets, and applesauce. First picture: You've probably seen enough pictures like this that you can guess what Cal is doing!! He wanted me to read to him - he was the only one here first thing this morning - and he'd gotten some books and now he was setting up my pillows because he knows how I like the pillows arranged in a particular order. Can you still call it manipulation if you know you're being manipulated? Haha.  Next picture: Miles and Cal initially went around to the cozy corner to "hide" from Gary. Then they started reading books and playing other games. I had Miles' hair slicked back, but it dries quickly and he's not inclined to sit quietly and keep it looking nice! Haha. (That was a joke.) Following picture I took outside when Miles and Cal were the only ones here. Cal yelled, "Hey Miles! Can you...

Callahan ate blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast. For lunch he ate a large serving of hamburger & sausage pizza with meat, tomato sauce, pineapple, peppers, and olives. He ate bites of whole wheat pizza crust (we serve on the side) and ate pineapple on the side. It always makes me cringe when the kids bonk heads - usually only happens on the mattress - but it does sometimes tell me who has the hardest heads. This morning Cal and Miles bonked foreheads; poor little fellas. Cal was howling and Miles just sat there wondering what happened. Then he started grinning and just wandered off while I snuggled Cal. First picture with Cal back in his old stomping (or sitting) grounds. Next picture: Cal is reaching through one of the holes in the steps and he and Miles were amusing themselves with that game.  More pictures of the boys playing in close proximity this morning. The second picture - the boys were dinking around laughing at the cool air coming out of the ve...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate bites of pork roast, no one had whole wheat tortillas as I forgot them in plain sight on the counter - ha, he ate potatoes, ate carrots, and fruit salad.   This first picture is from yesterday afternoon when Nora - you can see her leg and foot - and Svea had put the cozy corner rug on top of the legos table. Cal decided they needed to be covered with pillows and stuffed animals and the girls were happy with that. He'd just tossed the yellow and black dress-up bumblebee jacket you see in the corner.  Next picture: Cal was running these two tractors together saying - over and over - "something's on here Gary. Something's on here Gary. Something's on here Gary." Silly boy.  Next picture: Cal and Miles wanted to go right from eating breakfast to doing some art. Fine with me. :)  I always kind of encourage them to "use the whole sheet of paper" because this age w...

Callahan ate two servings of toasted whole wheat English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate chicken, brown rice, half of broccoli, and ate mandarin oranges.   First picture: Cal mimics the big girls and is always saying, "watch out!" as he's about to jump. Miles is "watching out" and waiting for Cal to do his thing!! Nora and Avi have been doing their "front flips" and Miles and Cal try to mimic that as well which usually results in a "face plant." Ha. Second picture: Atley abandoned her barn, books, and animals in the barn and Cal moved in!! :) Next picture: Cal abandoned the barn full of animals so Miles moved in. This is not the easiest concept for this age to grasp: "If you're done playing with the toy then someone else can have a turn." Cal did pretty good other than shove on Miles a couple times with his feet. :) Following picture: The girls were all doing art at the table and the boys wanted to col...

Callahan ate two servings of cheerios and ate banana for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat pita bread, olives, ate avocado, and two servings of watermelon.  We had a great vacation in southwestern Washington and we stayed in a very unique little "hidden house." Lots of little road trips exploring in and around Mount Rainier National Park and Mount St Helens. And lots of hiking trails. A good time of relaxing and rejuvenation.  First picture: Atley and Cal were the only ones here until breakfast; Nora and Miles will be back tomorrow as Grandparents are still here. Atley laid out the cozy corner rug and some pillows. She said, "We're having a jumping contest." Next picture: Cal asked me to read him some books and said, "You can sit right here!!" (Pointing at my pillow!) "You can sit right here to read me books!" Haha. Aye Aye Sir!! :) Following picture: The kids asked if they could color these little snack trays. And you can ...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast. For lunch he ate two servings of ground beef, ate whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and ate applesauce.  Wow, this was a completely different boy that came into Daycare this morning, different than the one screaming and yelling when arriving yesterday and again screaming and yelling when leaving with Morgan. I carried him out to your car and loaded him up for Morgan. "Bye Morgan. Nice to meet you and good luck." :) Everything was good, wonderful, and back to normal in Cal's world this morning. :) Cal asked, "What are those?" pointing at two garden tools. "Why are those out?" I said, "I used them last night for trimming the rosebush and cutting out the dead stuff." Cal said, "Oh that's sad." LOL! Cracked me up. (He most likely just heard the word "dead.")  Pictures from this morning: Cal was moving the stuffed anim...