Pruitt Playschool (Letter D)

"D" was such a fun letter to learn for Owen! We did a lot of playing with dinosaurs and dump trucks this week!  

Introducing the letter "D".

Coloring a picture of a duck. He is using his right hand in this picture! Hmmm....he still can't make up his mind on which hand he likes to use!

Playing with Dot Paint...the COOLEST paint EVER!!! We dotted the letter "D".  It is so easy for him to use and I love it because it makes NO mess!!  You can also buy books to use with the paint!  I have already bought a Mighty Truck book and an ABC and Letter book.  In this picture he is using his left hand!! :)

We practiced opening doors on our puzzle!  This is a really neat Melissa and Doug puzzle that I bought for Owen over a year ago and he is just now interested in it!

We also did some dime rubbings.  This didn't really turn out like I had thought so we had another idea...

...we hid the dimes in dried beans!!  Owen liked this idea much better!!  He loved digging in the beans and finding the dimes using some kitchens tongs!

Introducing the Bible verse for the week. I like this picture because you can see him trying really hard to repeat the verse!
Do to others as you would as you would have them do to you.  Luke 6:31

I LOVE this picture! :)

 More dot paint crafts! This time we decorated a Christmas tree! 

 Finding all of the letter D's on our board! He did excellent and was so proud of himself for finding the correct letters!

Our bulletin board with some of our work we did during the week.

Grace Ann has her playtime while we are having "school" with Owen! :)

DIY Projects!

I have been having fun doing some DIY projects and Thanksgiving crafts the past few weeks!  Some of them are still works in progress but I did take some pictures of the ones I have finished.  I'm also excited about some Christmas gifts I have been working on but I am not posting pictures just yet because some of you just might be getting them as gifts this year! :)

My first project was a schedule of our activities for the week.  I used a frame from Wal-Mart and used scrapbook paper in the frames.  I use whiteboard markers to write on the glass and it wipes off great!  

Owen and I made a Thanksgiving tree for our dinning room table using a branch he and Nonna found in the backyard.  I cut of different leaves from scrapbook paper and we wrote down some of the things we are thankful for.  Having a conversation of what you are thankful for with a two year old was very interesting, but we did manage to fill up all of our leaves! :)

Some of the things Owen is thankful for this year include:
-Leaves
-His shark shoes (This is what he calls his blue shoes. They in no way shape or form look like sharks but he insists they are his shark shoes.)
-Jesus
-Izzy
-Round N Rounds (Cement trucks)
-Pancakes
-Bubba
-Our Family
-The Park
(Bet you can't guess the ones I had to prompt him with!! :))

I saw this idea in a magazine we get at church and I hope to make it a tradition in our house.

Below was another Thanksgiving craft that I saw in the magazine from church!  I LOVE this!! I used old jars that I had around the kitchen and cut out the letters to spell THANKS and then added some pretty fall flowers! I think I ended up with 2 flower vases, 2 salsa containers, 1 honey jar, and 1 random jar we found under the sink. We have the perfect place for this in our Harrogate house! 

Halloween

We had a blast visiting family in Alabama during Halloween!!  Owen enjoyed carving a pumpkin at MiMi's house.  We asked him if we wanted to make a scary pumpkin or a happy one and he chose to make a happy pumpkin! :)

Owen was not in a good mood before we went trick or treating so getting a picture of him and his sister in their costumes together was impossible!  My little man looks like he is on a mission!!

Grace Ann wore a clown outfit that my great-grandmother made for a doll.  My brother also wore this same outfit for his first Halloween! :)