11.30.2011
11.17.2011
Toddler Talk Thursday
How do you handle toddler temper tantrums??
I was always worried about the "terrible twos". When Gracie was 2 she was an angel...a saint. I had no problems with tantrums or fits or anything like that.
Then she turned 3.
Holy crap on a cracker~~!!
This has definetly been the most challenging year so far. She definetly has a mind of her own and knows what she wants and when she wants it and if you don't do it to her liking BAM!!!! total meltdown. Yes. Gracie is the only child so she does get alot of attention from me and Shane, and when she doesn't get our undivided attention...the screaming begins. Everyone keeps telling me that when she turns 4 it will get much better. i hope their right.
:Punishment:
We are definetly not against spanking. And if she gets totally out of control a spanking is definetly in order. Now most of the time we stand her in the corner for being bad and when that doesn't work I start taking away her favorite toys or taking away watching a favorite movie. I hate punishing Gracie but it is necessary. i usually have Shane do alot of the punishment because..well..lets face it...daughters listen to their fathers (I always did)
If we did not punish Gracie she would be a Grade A Spoiled Rotten Brat!
11.16.2011
11.10.2011
Toddler Talk Thursday
Playground Etiquette
How do you deal with other kids on the playground bullying/hitting/pushing your child?
Wow...this topic totally hits home for me. I am very very protective of Gracie. When she is sad, I am sad. When another child isn't be fair/nice to her it really bothers me. We went to the playground alot this summer and I only ran into one situation that I wasn't happy with.
There was a couple girls at the playground that were maybe a couple yrs older than Gracie there one night. Gracie is such a happy child and she is friendly with everyone. She was trying to play with them and they were running from her and then she finally caught up with them and the one girl turned around and yelled "We don't wanna play with you, get away from us." ....o.m.g.
I saw red.
Gracie's face just broke my heart :(
I'm not even gonna say what I wanted to say to this girl. lol
I know things like this are gonna happen but it still hurts. Nobody wants to see their child get their feelings hurt...its awful.
Anywho....ending on a good note. Here are some pics from this summers playground adventures!!
11.09.2011
11.04.2011
Homework
Gracie brought home her first homework assignment this week!! (soo exciting!!)
She has to decorate this feather.
Oh this is gonna be so much fun....Ive never been so pumped about homework before!
So first we decided to paint the feather and Gracie picked her fav color....pink :)
She is an excellent painter.
After the painting....we decided to put rinestones on it and white feathers!
and VOILA!!!
This is one glam feather!!
11.03.2011
Toddler Talk Thursday
How do you get your toddler to sit still during a haircut?
Gracie has had a head full of hair since she was a baby :) she has long, blonde, curly hair. This past summer was her first "professional" haircut and it was pretty painless. They have this tractor chair that the kids sit in and they live it!!....the big bowl of suckers doesnt hurt either.
I originally wanted to cut 3 inches off her hair (it was REALLY long) ....but things didn't go exactly as planned. With every snip I started to get more and more nervous that I was cutting all her curl out (that happened to me with my first haircut) soooo we only cut maybe an inch and a half....I am such a wuss. Isn't it sad something as stupid as hair can have such an affect on us?
We actually need to go for another trim/cut soon, maybe I won't be so scared this time ... lol
11.02.2011
11.01.2011
Creepy Fingers
I made these fingers for Gracie's preschool Halloween Party :)
What you need:
String Cheese
1 bell pepper
Cream cheese
Paring knife
Sandwich bag
Put a sandwich bag on your hand while you work so you don't get fingerprints all over your cheese. Cut your string cheese log in half. Cut out the spot where you will place your fingernail. Cut little wedges out right above your nail and at the nuckle. Cut a small piece of your bell pepper in the shape of a fingernail, put some cream cheese on the space you cut out and glue your nail to your cheese log and VOILA!!!
Creepy Fingers!!!
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