Shawn and his trains

Shawn has discovered the fun of the Thomas trains:-) We have quite a few from all the other kids so he has plenty to choose from.They just recently really got his attention,perhaps it was the trip to Straushburgh and all the big trains, and the huge Thomas displays everywhere. I have been reading him- and the others too- the Thomas books- which where written by a minister- as he plays and he likes it. We have a lot of the stories so they are a good add in and helps with language skills. Shawn is not a big talker yet so maybe these will encourage him along.





Shawn let Adam join in the fun with him he likes the helicopter-Harold-. It was so nice just watching them create and imagine together.


He likes keeping them all very close to him and gets such a huge smile when he plays. He does let us play with him, but is picky about who we can use:-)




Shawn really likes these trains, he even sleeps with them all in a bucket. Too funny. All the kids have liked Thomas but not as much as Shawn he is quite taken with them.

Hullabaloo

We recently got this game in a bag of used games from a fellow homeschooler the box was a bit worn but the game is in great shape. It is a bunch of many colored and shaped pieces with various pictures on them- animals, food, instruments etc..You scatter them all over the floor-theres a lot of these pieces-. Then press the button on the control box, this leads you through all kinds of moves and instructions to move from piece to piece- stomp to red, spin to a food, hop to a triangle etc..-. It is a lot of fun, my kids have been playing this endlessly for the last week.Shawn really likes it , even though he does not get the whole idea yet, he likes the throwing the pieces all over and dances to the music and is learning colors and shapes a bit.

It has been a lot of fun since there have quite a few rainy afternoons this past week, and the kids get to burn energy and have a lot of fun in the process. They have even played it in the yard. The pieces are made of a rubbery material so it is weather tolerant to a point.

I know they like it they have just gotten up and I can hear it on already . We are working on going a bit more unplugged- gasp!- so this has certainly occupied them to the point they do not care about other diversions:-) And it has also been a nice break in our school days when they say ' my brain hurts'- this just cracks me up-I can get them to play this or something else for a while- so they get some learning in and not know it.

look whos stopping by today:-)

I wonder who I will meet today. Perhaps a group of silly kids, looking for tickles and hugs.



Perhaps an Indian Princess will stop our way, and tell us a tale over cornbread.





maybe a couple of sweet looking girls, a bride and a princess. Looking for some tea and scones:-)




maybe a pirate who has lost his hat and uses a chewed tennis ball instead until you can help him locate the original hat:-)




May be a cowboy will stop in for some grub, or a ladybug looking for a flower with some aphids:-)





You never know who might come visit:-) It is always fun and never boring:-)It reminds me that when Jesus comes he is usually in the form of someone other then himself. So we must always be kind and welcoming to all who pass through our lives. I always try to remember no one we meet is by accident they are all placed in our path for a reason, some we may only see once for a minute but that minute is meant to be.