June 2013 – Dialogue and Milestones
Milestone, June 3rd
Nina fell all the way down the office steps, but was fine, contrary to what was indicated by the sound effects, which were not unlike some kind of subwoofer test at a movie theater.
Dialogue, June 6th
Nina sees a VW Beetle : “A happy car!”
Dialogue, June 8th
Nina to Mommy: “Do you want a bookmark, Mommy?”
Mommy, legitimately exhausted: “No. Nina, I am so tired of asking you to clean up your mess this morning that I am literally sick of hearing myself talk. Go. Clean. Up.”
Nina, oblivious: “Do YOU want a bookmark, Ian?”
Dialogue, June 12th
Mommy to Nina, who was holding melted ice cream cone: “Turn it around.”
Nina spins her whole body around.
Dialogue, June 13th
Ian, at swim class with goggles: “With my goggles on I can see lights in the water. Real ones. Like those up there. (points) Underwater!”
Milestone, June 18th
Yesterday Ian thanked his Mommy for giving him a treat even after discovering that he didn’t like it. Ian also excelled at math homework and some English.
NINA DAYCARE NOTES:
This month, we come to the end of an era. Just as Ian’s daily status updates from day care stopped happening at a certain class (and/or became more about the whole class, not our offspring) the same has happened for Nina. This will be the last “NINA DAYCARE NOTES” post as a result. I’ll still put some of our more fun quotes from around the house into a post, but I’m thinking it’ll all be combined with Audio and Video. Silver lining: The blog should be a little easier to update.
Daycare Notes, Monday, June 3rd. Nina’s caregiver: “Overall Nina had a really good morning! She had a blast ‘cooking’ in the sandbox for Mia! For centers Nina loved cutting up all the colorful paper. During circle time Nina helped me tell the story by talking about what the word ‘disturb’ means!”
Daycare Notes, Tuesday, June 4th. Nina’s caregiver: “Nina cracked me up this morning with her frequent updates on body temperature and how she was either going to put on or take off her sweatshirt to compensate. She let me know every time she made the adjustment. It was very serious business and very detailed. I was in stitches!”
Daycare Notes, Wednesday, June 5th. Nina’s caregiver: “Had a great time outside today – we went for a walk on the White Pine Trail and checked out all kinds of flowers, trees, bugs and birds. Nina had a cheerful ‘hello’ for everyone we passed along the way. We got back, she beelined for the sandbox, stripped off her shoes and socks, and played there until we came inside.”
Daycare Notes, Thursday, June 6th. Nina’s caregiver: “Nina and her friends cooked up a feast in the dramatic play kitchen for Miss Sarah. Nina dressed up in at least three layers of aprons, donned a chef’s hat and oven mitts and created all sorts of tasty dishes! Apart from doing a little letter fishing in the alphabet pond, it took up all of her choice playtime. They had so much fun!”
Daycare Notes, Friday, June 7th. Nina’s caregiver: “Overall Nina had a great morning! She had been talking ice cream all day. At one point she was singing about how much she loves it! Nina almost had everyone singing it with her!”
Daycare Notes, Monday, June 10th. Nina’s caregiver: “Nina came back from her field trip was a big grin on her face. Ms. Gina said that Nina had a great time and did very well with the preschool group! They must have worn her out; she laid right down and fell asleep fast!”
Daycare Notes, Monday, June 10th (Report from Preschool classroom.) Nina’s caregiver: “We made it to Wahlfield park! The rain didn’t keep us away. We took a walk down a path and listened to all the different sounds. We enjoyed our lunch safely undercover all the rain started back up. A great first day in preschool-Ms. Andrea”
Daycare Notes, Tuesday, June 11th. Nina’s caregiver: “In centers Nina took the time to explore ocean animals, doctors and puzzles. Played monsters at the park and had fun in the sandbox.”
Daycare Notes, Thursday, June 12th. Nina’s caregiver: “Nina had a great time in Ms. Julie’s fitness class this morning-she was so excited to go! She jumped right into every activity was a big grin on her face. She told us in detail exactly how she was going to construct her s’more and she ate it very carefully, so as not to lose a single crumb.”
Daycare Notes, Thursday, June 13th. Nina’s caregiver: “Nina explored kitchen and animal centers. She was excited to get her face painted and play house.”
Daycare Notes, Friday, June 14th. Nina’s caregiver: “Last day in early preschool. We had a blast with waterplay today! She sprayed the garden very thoroughly with her water bottles. And she did a great job taking turns with others. Due to the wonderful weather we decided to have lunch outside and under the trees.”
