Behind the Scenes of a Grocery Store

I was in charge of playgroup again and this time we toured our local grocery store. It sounds kinda lame, but it actually turned out to be one of the funnest playgroups we've had! The store manager prepared each of the department manager's before our arrival, so each department had something special to give the kids after they taught the kids what they do.


First we visited the floral shop, and the kids got to take home a tulip bulb to plant in the spring, then they got to see how they decorate the cakes, then we visited the deli and tasted some cheese.
At the produce section, we tasted fresh pineapple. Then, we got to see the huge freezers in the back of the store where they keep all the milk and ice cream. The kids got a huge kick out of that (the mom's couldn't believe how big the freezer's were!).

Then to top off the tour, they let the kids ring up their own groceries by putting them on the belt, then punching keys on the cash register, then they scanned their item, then they got to bag it! That was Hallie's favorite part. She thought that was so cool to actually touch the keys and scan the items. It was a great tour, I was so impressed with the store for doing that for us!!!

Valentine's Day

Hallie was invited to a friend's Valentine's Day party so this was the first year she was able to pick out her own Valentine's cards. Of course, she picked princess cards. Hallie had so much fun writing her name on all the cards, and she actually wrote her name or at least the "H" on every one, I was so proud of her. At the party, they exchanged Valentine's and had Papa John's heart shaped pizza for lunch. Yum.

Can Jesus Hold Me?

After saying family prayer tonight, Hallie said, "Mommy, I want Jesus to come down from heaven and hold me." Words can't explain how much that touched me. It never ceases to amaze me at how close children are to the spirit, my girls are truly the best blessing I could ever ask for.

A Ball of Many Purposes

Sydnee has just blossomed this past month! She has been seeing her physical therapist for a few weeks now and they have been able to readjust her body in areas that were causing her lots of pain and problems from birth, and every session has been so beneficial! She is now sitting up by herself with great posture, she talks all the time, she says, "Mama" when she wants me, and she is so happy, squeeling at everything from sitting up in the grocery cart to being rudely awakened by Hallie flipping on the light and yelling, "It's wakeup time, Syd!!" every morning. (I know she's dying to have her own room soon!)

It's been so fun to see her growing and getting to know what her personality is really like without her being in pain all the time. Her developmental therapist puts her on this big ball every week to help her with balance and posture, and she gets so excited when her therapist pulls this ball out, she loves it! Of course, being on a big ball isn't enough, she needs to be holding another ball to top off the fun!?

SOLD!