Another color lesson!

Since we are still working on colors with Grant, we found these neat Crayola bath tablets that turn the bath water different colors.

Every night we worked on a different color and Grant really enjoyed it!

A Love / Hate relationship with.....

Grant's Dinosaur Boots!

Grant got these super boots dinosaur boots from him Grammy when she came to visit last week. He was so excited and wanted to hold them in the car on the way home. When we got home he still wanted to play with them and even try to put them on himself.

I thought for sure that he would enjoy wearing them and that they would be his new favorite shoes and we would have to wear them everywhere...well that was absolutely not the case!

Apparently he only likes the boots when they are off of his feet! He would not even take a step with them on his feet. I thought it was hilarious..he, on the other hand, did not.

Oh well at least we will have them to play with!

It's Batman!

"Holy pajamas Batman!" - Robin

Learning Our Colors, Part 1

A few days ago I was determined that I was going to teach Grant something new that day. Every toddler needs to learn their colors so that was the task for the day. I knew that I needed something that would be entertaining and toddler proof. So I decided to mix food coloring and vanilla pudding for him to play in, eat and mix the colors together.

We had four main colors to start off with - blue, red, green and yellow. I gave Grant a spoon and he enjoyed playing the colored pudding and mixing the colors. As we mixed different colors to make new ones we talked about them and practiced saying the names.

After a little while doing that Grant discovered that the stuff he was playing with actually tasted good and it was all over after that. He LOVED to dip his fingers in the pudding and eat it.

So there we have it..Grant learned to say and recognize the color "blue" and had a full stomach of pudding afterwards. What a fun activity!

Grant's first trip to the Children's Museum

Today we took Grant on his frist trip to the Children's Museum! Boy, was there lots to explore and learn about! There was a pretend grocery market where Grant got to shop and put the fruits and vegtables in his basket to take to the checkout counter. Then he got to work the cash register and play with the pretend money.

He also enjoyed counting the coins and placing them in the correct change amounts.

Next we moved onto the magnifying glass where Grant had a ball! He especially liked to place the magnifying glass over his mouth and nose which was quite funny.

They also had an old time car that he could climb into and look a the engine. There was an area with lots of toddler type toys too that Grant enjoyed playing with. He actually shared with the other kids very well and we were very proud of him.

We had a great time at the Children's museum today and I'm sure we will be going back in the future! (Jan.10, 2009)

What did 2009 start with....

Ernie and Sesame Street of course! Grant has been loving on Sesame Street, Ernie and Elmo ("Momo" as he calls him) for about 4 months now. Every morning Grant and I sit together and watch Sesame Street. It starts off with the "Sunny Days" theme song and Grant runs up to the TV, turns a circle and dances to the whole song. He thinks Oscar the Grouch is so funny too! :)
So when we saw a Bert and Ernie ride at the Outlet malls on New Years Day, I knew that Grant would have to ride! And ride he did...4 quaters worth! He loved every minute of riding with Bert and Ernie in the firetruck!

The cutest dancing ever....

Grant does this every day and is the cutest and funniest thing ever, enjoy....