Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate half of his toasted whole wheat English muffin and one bite of dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate bites of chicken, bites of brown rice, no broccoli, and ate mandarin oranges. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Cal and Svea were having fun playing and being silly on the toy shelves. Svea hung her arm down and said, "You wanna play with my hand Cal!?!" Haha. Pretty cute and funny. Second picture: Boys waving bye to Daddy Ryan at the window. This frequently makes me laugh - why? - because of the incongruence between what the kids are saying contrasted with what it looks like to the Parents in the cars. What do you think they were saying this morning?!? "I win." "No I win." "No I win." "I win."....... as a result of running to the window. And they keep on waving. :) Next picture: Svea brought goodies to share with the boys for a morning snack. It's a bit of an understatement to say Miles...

Callahan ate Cheerios and banana for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef topped with avocado, ate most of his whole wheat pita bread, ate olives, and strawberries.  This first picture is left over from Friday afternoon and this was SO cute and funny. While the boys were taking naps Svea was making a "Book." After they woke up she had them sit beside her and read them her story. Apparently it was a "Bedtime Story!!" Because she told them to go to sleep and they hesitated. She yelled; "GO TO SLEEP!!" And they IMMEDIATELY flopped over onto the mattress. Geez it was so funny. Look closely at Miles; he's got his eye shut!  This morning it was just Cal and Svea here. Miles is arriving early afternoon. The kids were talking about yesterday at the soccer game. Cal mentioned that Hudson, Avi, and Nora all play on the same team. I said, "Emerson plays on Svea's team." Cal said, "He's my buddy." Svea, "He's my buddy too....

Callahan looked at his brown rice and raisins for breakfast and said, "I'm not eating." Ha. For lunch he ate salmon, whole wheat dinner roll, no cauliflower, and ate mangoes.  So before Lunch the kids were asking "what we gonna have?" I told them and then asked, "Does anyone know what is a  salmon ?" Their answers were hilarious and all different. Svea: "From a horse." Ewww... ..no. Cal; "A vegetable." No. Miles; "A strawberry." Haha. Nope. So when I told them a "fish" they claimed to already know that of course. LOL. First picture: This doesn't look real comfortable to me, but Cal was using one leg to propel him and the chair around and around. Miles asked, "Where you going?" LOL. Cal said, "To my house." Then a long discussion ensued about where Cal's house might be located. :) Next picture; Svea applying some make-up she brought in her surprise bag from home. She asked the boys, ...

Callahan ate most of his toasted whole wheat English muffin and ate mandarin oranges for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef, bites of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and applesauce. I combed Miles' hair this morning and Cal said, "Now he looks like Nora." Wow, good observation Cal. I agree.  First picture: The boys being silly and acting like little boys. :) Love these two guys. Second picture: The boys having fun in the cozy corner. Initially they were "hiding" from me. Then Miles closed his eyes and said, "Good night Cal." Cal said, "See you in the morning." :) Next picture: Svea was showing Cal the goodies she brought from home today and this microscope was a special one. Svea said, "I have something in here that can talk to you Cal." And sure enough, it could. Next picture: We had fun outside this morning. When I took this picture Cal was explaining the reason he wasn't available to go on a ride with the other two;...

Callahan ate French toast and Strawberries mixed together for breakfast. For lunch he ate Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and peppers. He ate two servings of saltines, and ate mangoes. First picture: I took this shortly after the boys waved bye to Momma Emily. Both of them were in a great mood and they even wanted to work on the same puzzles!! This is good practice for Social Skills because ya know there's gonna be some conflict!! Ha. Actually they did 3 or 4 puzzles together and finished them all. Good work boys. Second picture: So they went from Puzzles to looking at Preschool books. Both of the boys were calling these "Bedtime Stories." Next picture: What is this about? I'll give you a hint: Svea was sharing her morning snack with the boys again. This time it was Pirate Booty and they snarfed it down. Did you guess! Answer: Licking up the crumbs from Pirate Booty. :) Last picture: The kids coloring some coffee fil...

Callahan ate no waffle and ate bites of grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate bites of chicken, ate whole wheat tortilla, corn, and ate his apples slices. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Miles is getting a bit too big for the pink pajamas I've been putting him in, so these are his "new" PJ's. Only  ONE  problem; Cal used to wear these! And Miles remembered that. He wasn't very thrilled about the whole idea and it's getting warmer so I'll probably drop the Pajamas anyhow. When I took this picture Cal was explaining to Miles what Miles already knew! Haha. Cal to Miles: "Did you know these were mine when I was a kid?!?" Lol. Earlier, Cal had asked me; "Did you know those used to be my pajamas here?" Me: "Yes I knew that. Did YOU know I was the one who put those PJ's on you every day?" Cal; "Yes." Haha. Next picture: Svea brought Goldfish again for the kid's morning snack. They all love...

Callahan ate kix cereal and fruit cocktail for breakfast. For lunch he ate a large serving of ground turkey topped with avocado, ate toasted whole wheat sandwich thin, tomatoes, and ate cherries. I asked Cal; "Were you, Hudson, and Emerson the only kids in your group at the Water Park?" Cal said, "Yes, and Erica." LOL!! I loved that.  First picture: Svea had showed Cal everything in her Morning Bag and it held lots of books. They looked at several of them and then we read them at Story Time. When I took the picture this was the conversation; Svea said, "Which one do you like?" Cal was pointing and said, "I like these over here." She immediately corrected him, "You can only pick one!" Ha. (Which ONE do you like; not ONES.) Boy Cal, you gotta pay close attention so you don't get in trouble with Teacher Svea! Next picture: It was nice to see Micala, Nicole, and baby Paisley for a few minutes and know they seem to be thriving; not just ...