Workboxes

Workboxes change up every week. Some days I just pull a few things out and put it on our shelves. Depends on the mood we are in as to what different activities make it out for the week.

File Folder Game- ABC upper and lower case match up



We started with just half of the alphabet and then moved on to add the other half. Now he has mastered it all!




Cutting strips into squares...our shape of the week!




Surprisingly, this activity is one of Isaiahs favorites. He loves using scissors!




And of course puzzles. On this morning we just took this workbox right back to bed where we all sat and had a relaxing morning conquering the puzzles. So many great memories!:)



Isaac loves stickers.



And Isaiah loves anything that he can make a mess and be creative with.

 

What do boys do in their spare time??....

Build massive machine guns

Campout in forts built ALL over our house:)

Little brother follows everything his big Bubba does.



Play in dirt...and grass...and rocks...and anything else thats messy!



Climb trees like monkeys.

Count their MANY hotwheels MANY times a week.



Boys and their toys...lol.



Happy Birthday Isaiah!!!

Isaiah- October 2006

Well today was bittersweet. Our oldest son turned 5 today! I can remember October 23, 2006 like it was yesterday! My sweet little boy entered this world at 6:10 pm and it was such an amazing feeling that only a mother can explain. I remember staying up late into the night...about 3 am to be exact and just fighting to stay awake so I could stare at him a little longer. My husband had already fallen asleep long before and I just couldn't bare to close my eyes and miss a second of this new miracle God had blessed me with. It was almost like an amazing dream that I didn't want to disturb so I never wanted to change that undescribable moment. It was Fall and the weather was perfect. EVERYTHING about that day was amazing and will forever be etched into my memory! Every day since I have enjoyed waking up to his amazing smile and sweet face. He fills my heart with so much love. Isaiah is full of life and character. He makes me laugh on a daily basis. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for this little man. Happy Birthday my sweet Isaiah! You are such a blessing. Thank you for making my life a wonderful mystery everyday! I love you to the moon and back!!! Mommy's and Daddy's lives are forever changed and forever touched!
Here are a few pics of his 5th birthday "weekend"...:)
 

Isaiah- October 2011
 

Our handsome birthday boy!



Green Lantern cake Isaiah's Memaw made!



Nana cleaning Isaiah up after his daddy smeared cake on his face.;)




Isaiah with some of his gifts...he was so proud of all his new things.


After his party we took Isaiah to Main Event to play games and Laser tag...he has been waiting a LONG time to play laser tag with his daddy. He's never been tall enough now.

 

The LOVES of my life!!<3



Isaiah and his daddy trying to look tough!! This was Isaiah's mean face...lol!



Isaiah and his cousin Jasek ready for some laser tag!



After a fun filled day on Saturday Isaiah woke up this morning..his actual bday.. with his choice in meals all days. To start the day off he chose blueberry muffins.;)



My boys before church! Did I mention what an amazing big brother Isaiah is as well. I pray he will always be his younger brothers protector and best friend.





Mommys Crafts - A Birthday Wreath

BALLOON BIRTHDAY WREATH

So again I have been surfing blogs..(my fav thing to do) and I came across this Birthday Wreath. It looked super easy to make and I thought it would be perfect to hang on our "birthday weeks" every year. Yes I said birthday week...at our house we like to celebrate for the whole week when its one of our birthdays.lol    So I headed out to Michaels where I found this straw wreath. By the time I used my 40% off coupon it only cost 2.00.

                     

After Michaels I headed to Walmart to buy the balloons and floral pins. The floral pins are really cheap..something like 1.00 for 100 pins. I bought two packs of those and two packs of the big bags of balloons. So total I spent close to 13.00. .

I then got to work after we put the boys to bed. This project was a little time consuming but once I started I got distracted while watching my shows and before I knew it I was halfway done! :)

       

I was very happy with my final project. Easy, cute and inexpensive! Love it. It will be a perfect addition to our birthday fun!

Keeping Busy...


Along with our school stuff we do each week Isaiah has been staying busy with fun things in between school time. We used to call these TOT trays but now we have graduated up to Workboxes. Every week, inside his workboxes, I will put different things out to feed his imagination. This week he played ALOT with bristle blocks...

Proud of his art work!



He said these were Eva from the movie Wall-E!

A dog...:)



And the cutest of cute...Wall-E!



He had a lot of fun playing with Tinker Toys also...hes REALLY into building these days.

Nana had come to visit one day and she and Isaiah practiced his memory game...They also played "What's missing?" She would place about seven cards out and have Isaiah name each one and then have him close his eyes...when he would open them he would have to tell what card was missing. He was amazing to me at how quick he could remember them.

Randomness...yes its a word!:) (I think)

This post is exactly what it sounds like..yes even I can be random:). These pics were just too cute to pass up. 

One of our new favorite hang outs is our local Yogurt Story. OMG its so good! Isaiah loves it because he gets freedom on choosing what candy toppings he wants..with a limit of course:).

 

Another favorite place we plan on visiting many times this hot summer is our local splash pad!

Awww...the joys of summer fun in the sun!:)

Isaiah's Busy Box

I have been looking for activities for Isaiah to do when I am needing him to stay busy so I am able to get things done around the house. I stumbled across a blog recently that gave me this great idea to make him a kit called a Busy Box! I filled two boxes with lots of miscellaneous items that I knew would spark interest in my little Isaiah and keep him busy without needing a lot of help from me to complete these activities. It turned out to be a complete success and I plan on buying more fun crafts and small games/puzzles to fill his boxes with in which I will be able to rotate in and out with the other activities.

I bought the plastic boxes at the dollar store for 3.00 and printed a label for Isaiah! I keep these boxes out of reach and they are only allowed down for "special busy box time". :)

Some things I added in the first box were:  a veiw finder and lots of slides, a leapfrog trace and draw, colored shapes with the color cards for sorting, a wooden cake with a spatula, books, stik its-from the Target dollar isle(huge hit with Isaiah), small notebook with markers, and a new Star Wars coloring book with twistable crayons.

In the second box he had: a foam block with golf tees and a hammer to practice coordination, a felt poster with markers, books, ABC cards, a magic painting book with paintbrushes, a puzzle, bendaroos (another good investment), an ISpy bean bag, index cards with stickers.

 *Thank you playinghouse.blogspot.com for the great ideas!!