A Day at Home

I had such a good time with these boys last week. We only had two speech sessions and one playdate. The rest of the time was OURS! I love to take the boys out and about...in fact, sometimes it is easier to be crazier out in public than at home. Jackson LOVES to go, and Luke seems to like to get out of the house, too. But, I like some time at home with the boys. I get to interact with them, watch their little minds at work, and observe them together. It is also a time when I can pull out activities that take more time.

Jackson and I worked heavy on the speech/language. He will sit and work for quite awhile. We have some cards that we use for drill. The ones right now are three syllable words like bandana, animal, petunia, etc. He was really struggling with the "n" sound in "animal", so I remembered Miss Megan recorded her voice along with Jackson's on the Ipad practicing the words. Well, he was so excited to hear Megan's voice at home..he loves her so much! Anyway, I thought he had probably had enough, so I asked him if he was all done with speech, because he seemed to not be giving it his all after awhile. Sweet Jackson said "No, try again" when his usual response is "Yes!" followed by a request to watch tv, and he especially says "yes" if he is struggling. So proud of him!

The two of us had so much fun doing little chores around the house that he "helped" with. We also made time to play with Legos, puzzles, his farm, Luke's new remote control car :), Buzz Lightyear, etc. He also is really having fun with this new cash register I got him off of Amazon (Thanks, Grammie and Grandpa, for the Easter gift card!). He is all about helping the cashier's at the store, and one even let him scan last week. So, he really likes this new toy!

Luke and I had fun playing his favorite pat-a-cake game, and I got to see that he has figured out his swirly ball drop. So proud of him! We also talked on his toy telephone a lot! He loves his new birthday toys, too, so we played with those.

I kept it simple, no elaborate crafts or learning activities. The three of us took walks, went to the playground, introduced Luke to bubbles, listened to some old Kindermusik cds. And, then I totally rocked in their eyes when I pulled out the pool and water table!










My STRONG guy!!









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