OK...I've been a little lax. Today Liam had one scrambled egg with cheddar cheese, one piece of toast (on home-made bread) and about 3/4 a banana and some water lightly flavored with apple juice. he seemed very hungry. Then he had a gigantic messy, messy, yucky....you get the picture. Cleaned him up in the sink and he didn't protest too much. Now he's out in the shop with dad...a father-son bonding experience!

We do love Mondays...especially when our uber talented son-in-law fixes our computer in about 10 seconds!!! We had an eventful morning. Started with cheerios, raisins, cinnamon toast for girl and regular for boy and hot chocolate for girl and Motts for Tots apple juice (40% less sugar and on sale at Wal Mart for $2 a bottle) for the gentleman. Then we baked Halloween cookies with black cats on them. Then we ate a cookie...yum! Then Raina practiced making C's on the homework paper and we printed off some more of the line paper on the computer and she followed the dots to write Raina Ann Harwood. Then we did laundry and it was time for Kindermusik. Still the youngest and bottom of the class, he watches all intently but does little. He DID scrub, scrub, scrub with the sponge and sat right down for bubbles. He walked in the circle holding hands and stopped with everyone at the right time. He also went over with the other kids to get a star stamp on each hand. He doesn't like the rocking time with lights off...so Miss Rosalind shared a bear book with him. He was teary eyed, but didn't cry out loud. I think he's afraid we're trying to put him to sleep! We're going to work on banging blocks together this week...

Lunch was mac and cheese for each, milk, watermelon for Raina and banana for Liam. And two little tomatoes for Liam. He begged for them, calling them "apple". They had cookies for dessert, and are playing together under the table now. What a nice Monday!!

Big day today...started with cinnamon toast triangles, multi grain cheerios with milk and hot chocolate for girl and juice for boy. Then Raina did all her papers VERY WELL and stuck with it till done. Grandma worked on HER school work for the GED class, so we were study buddies. Then we all went to Simpsonville where Liam had a super time at the story time. He walked around and touched other guys, did books away and scarves away well and was proud of himself. He liked all the little ditties, but of course, did nothing himself. He just smiled and swayed. Did say bye at the end and wave. Raina and grandpa went to Wal mart and got stuff for me. Then we did McD playland for lunch. Raina ate 4 nuggets and apples and choc. milk. Liam had a whole carton of peach yogurt I brought from home and almost a whole chicken wrap and white milk. Also grapes from home. We are now trying to tone down for naps. Both are looking like they need a nap, as do the grandparents.

Tuesday....day before 1 1/2 birthday! We'll have to play with that tomorrow.

This morning I felt creative and made him scrambled egg with cheddar cheese, slice of bacon, and toast. He can't really eat the bacon very well; it kind of crumbles. But he tried well to stab his scrambled eggs on his fork, and ate about 3/4 of a piece of whole wheat toast. Also had some Mott's for Tots apple juice, watered a little.

We're just hanging loose today while grandpa works at Samaritan House. So far he's put shoes on me and changed my shoes and listed to a book (while standing) and helped with some laundry, putting things in the washer and taking out of the dryer. What a guy! Now I'm going to TRY to bake some bread. Not sure he'll stay in sight well for that.

Wednesday...we thought maybe the kids would be late from what Brian said yesterday, so we went to exercise. Then we picked them up on the way home, about 8:45 (after calling to get the scoop) Liam seems much more lively today. We brought Raina's papers with us and she worked hard on them; of course Liam had to work too. Grandpa made her write her name on all the papers....he patiently did the little dots and was really cute. We are thinking about heading out to the "baby story hour".

Story hour was great. Liam did "books away" and let me read a book to him at the start. He stayed interested most of the time, although he didn't "do" anything, just let me do things withhim

Lunch was out at MCD and both loved playing. Liam approached several children and tried to play with them we thought. Raina made a friend who hugged her good bye. We got books out for reading before naps. They were down about 1 1/2 hours but went down early since Liam fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Tuesday morning breakfast of scrambled eggs with cheese, one slice bacon, little bit of toast and juice. Very happy that he stabbed some eggs himself. Runny nose is thickening but he seems in good spirits. I scrubbed his nose with a washcloth and then put vaseline on to keep it soft.

He got progressively cranky and we rolled on the bed and just played. He didn't want to do anything alone...made lunch early. He ate almost a whole toasted cheese sandwich and a whole carton of strawberry yogurt and a little banana and a cup of milk. Now he and grandpa are drawing. Don't tell Raina, but he's sitting in her blue chair and using her crayons to scribble away with grandpa sitting next to him to monitor where the crayons go. He thinks he's a really big deal, sitting up to the table and working away.

Yeah Monday!! Grandpa is off at substituting in 8th grade science. We had pancakes and banana for breakfast. Neither likes the apple in the pancake, so we had to pick it out or not eat it. Raina then ate some raisins next to some cheerious and milk...just a few....

We are off t kindermusik with the lad. He has already swayed in time to music from his truck. Very cute....