SPRING HAS ARRIVED!

Warm weather is here!  It supposed to get into the 80's today, We can't wait!  I will send the kids extra clothes bins home this week, please take the whole bin home, empty out the winter extras and fill it up with spring/summer clothes.  You may also throw a swimsuit in there for when the REALLY hot weather comes and we run through the sprinkler!

Also, Chris and I finished a "walkway" for the parents along the side of the house. So,  Please walk on the woodchip path when coming around back to pick up your children.  We will be planting grass seed along the side of the house to attempt to get some of our grass back!  Hopefully this will also help keep shoes from getting quite so dirty!

This week, we will be celebrating Beau's second birthday on Thursday, and have music class at 10am on Friday.  Erin will be here again to finish off the daycare day on Friday for me!

MENU:

Monday- Tuna Casserole, green beans, pears and milk

Tuesday- Mozzarella sticks, corn, fruit cocktail and milk

Wednesday- baked spaghetti, garlic bread, appleasauce and milk

Thursday- Turkey and Cheese sandwiches, carrots, oranges and milk

Friday- English Muffin pizzas, bananas, fresh veggies with dip, and milk

What's Happening this Month... May Newsletter!

What’s Happening this Month!

After a string of yucky weather, we really lucked out and had a beautiful day at the zoo!  The sun was shinging and it wasn’t busy at all!  Unfortunately some of the animals were not out, but the kids had a great time!  They loved having a picnic and playing on the playground as well!  Thanks to Kathy for helping me chaperone, it is always great to have an extra set of eyes and hands!       

        This month we are continuing on with the animal theme, but this time we will be talking about things at the pond!  There will be turtles, and frogs, and insects…along with lots of plants you would find at the pond as well!  We will be talking about the letters Ff, kk, and Pp, the numbers 9 and 19, the diamond and the colors purple and blue.

Calendar for the month:

May 4: Zoo field trip

May 5: Travel Tots 9:15-10:15

May 13: Beau turns 2!

May 13: Music class- 10:00

May 19: Logan turns 5!

May 20: Travel Tots 9:15-10:15

May 30: Closed for Memorial Day

One of the best pictures from the zoo...don't worry, we all feel that wasy sometimes too!!!!

Back to reality!

My family had a wonderful vacation in Mexico this year.  Just went the four of us, no grandparents, no uncles...just us!  And it was great!  Very relaxing just spending time by the pool and the ocean!  Good quality time together!

But now here we are, back to the daily grind...and the miserable weather.  As one of you said this morning, I think Spring skipped us this year!  I hope Summer doesnt forget about us as well!

The temperature is supposed to get into the 60's the rest of the week believe it or not, with a little sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday.  So we are going to go ahead with the zoo field trip in Wednesday.  But will just be heading to Como instead of the MN zoo since farm babies is done anyway.  The cost of the Field trip will be $4/child to cover the donation and a little for gas for our chaperones.  Linnea and Kathy (Mallory's mom) will be helping with this field trip.  For the others of you who offered, I will keep you in mind for the next field trip.  Sometimes too many adults makes it tough to keep the group together and behaving!!!

We will leave her AT 9:30, so we are there when it opens at 10:00.  Please make sure your child is here by 9:15 so we can get ready to go.  Also send a bag lunch wth drink along with your child.  We will have a picnic at the zoo before heading home. 

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO WEAR TENNIS SHOES AND DRESS YOUR CHILD FOR WHATEVER MOTHER NATURE THROWS AT US!!!

If the weather is REALLY bad, then we will just head to the Eagles Nest again to run off some energy!

Then Friday, we have Tee coming for our Travels Tots class from 9:15-10:15.

MENU:

Monday- Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, corn, appleasauce and milk

Tuesday- Ravioli, mixed veggies, mandarin oranges and milk

Wednesday-PICNIC AT THE PARK- BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH
Thursday-Tuna Hotdish, carrots, pears and milk
Friday- Chicken nuggets, bananas, green beans and milk

Lots of fun this week!!

Since I wasn't able to add any pictures to my earlier post this week, I thought I would put up a few pictures from both birthday celebrations this week!

I also discovered a bunch of lost pictures on my camera from Jeovanni's birthday, Mallory's Birthday, our Eagles Nest field trip and Thomas' birthday!  I will try to get those up on a bulletin board in Daycare this afternoon or tonight!

 Despite the cruel joke Mother Nature played on us this week with one more snow fall...the kids are really enjoying all their outside time.  Hoping to lose the warm jackets, hats and mittens soon though.  I promise, eventually we will be running through the sprinkler to cool off!

One last reminder that daycare is closed next week.  I hope everyone has a fabulous Easter and great week.  See you all Monday, May 2nd!!!

April 18-22

Just a quick entry this morning since Chris has our real computer at work with him for finals tonight. So I will add some pictures later this week of all the fun we have been having!

Monday we are celebrating Isaac turning 3!

I also have a couple daycare interviews for new friends this week. All of which are girls!!!! And some are wanting to get on a waiting list for the fall when we have a few kids "graduate" from daycare!

MENU:
Monday: Spaghetti, garlic bread and applesauce
Tuesday: Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, carrots and grapes
Wednesday: Hot dogs, baked beans and fruit cocktail
Thursday: Pizza, bananas and green beans
Friday: Chicken tenders, sweet potato fries and oranges

AND JUST A REMINDER:
DAYCARE IS CLOSED NEXT WEEK!

Stay dry and warm this week!

This week at Daycare...

Last week was a super fun week!  We had music class, a birthday, Twin Day, a visit from a daycare "Alumni" and beautiful weather! We even had a chance to head down to the park!

This week there is plenty of fun planned as well!

Our travel Tots class has been moved to Thursday this week.  So Tee will be here from 9:15-10:15 on Thursday.

Then, Friday Morning we will be celebrating Henry's 7th birthday!  Wow how time flies!!!!

MENU:

Monday- Macaroni and Cheese, Corn, Appleasuce and Milk

Tuesday-Spanakopita, carrots with ranch and pineapple

Wednesday- Meatballs, masheld potatoes, bananas, dinner roll and milk

Thursday- Mozzarella Sticks, cottage Cheese, strawberries, mixed veggies, milk

Friday- French Toast sticks, Ham, fruit cocktail and milk

GO TWINS!

SPRING!!!

It feels so wonderful to have some Spring weather FINALLY!  You should have heard the cheers coming from the children when the said, "Gretchen, is the sandbox open?"  and after a few weeks, they finally heard the answer they wanted, "YES!"  They could not have been more excited!








We even got the chance the end of last week to have a snack outside in the afternoon.  Something we have not been able to do for months!

We have a fun filled week ahead of us! 

Wednesday we will be celebrating Anna's birthday, can't believe she is going to be 5 already! 

Friday is MN Twins Day- in honor of the Twins home opener, wear some Twins gear (or just red, white or blue clothes if you don't have any Twins stuff!  We will even be having some BALLPARK food for lunch!

Friday we also have music class with Tasha from 10:00-10:30

MENU:

I had a great suggestion from a daycare parent last week to also post the menu for the week on here, since not all parents see the board downstairs, and kids dont always seem to remember correctly what they ate!!!

Monday: Ravioli with Garlic bread, applesauce and milk

Tuesday:  Sloppy Joes, mandarin oranges and sliced carrots with milk

Wednesday: Tuna Casserole, dinner roll, pears and green beans

Thursday: Chicken Nuggets, Bananas, corn and milk

Friday: Corn Dogs, Baked Beans, grapes and milk

Have a great week!