AK and I have had a fun weekend together so far. Some highlights:
- She was putting away some of the plates in her play kitchen. There is a shelf above the sink that has places for 10 plates. She put 4 plates away, stopped to count and informed me "Mommy, I need 6 more plates!". It was pretty cool to see her go beyond some simple counting into some slightly advanced math thoughts!!!
- AK showed off some of her schoolwork to me and was practising some of her letters. She told me that a little "a" looks kind of like a fish.
- She put together several puzzles by herself the other day - she is improving VERY much in this area. She's also making leaps and bounds in her coloring.
- AK is getting a lot better at identifying her letters too. There are still a handful that trip her up, but she is much more comfortable with her letters than ever before. She can also "spell" her name if she can see it... although she says "m" for "n".
- AK pulled out her chopsticks the other night partway through supper to eat her edamame beans! She did quite a good job with them too!
- AK is getting much better at playing Chutes and Ladders, although one must keep a close eye on her to ensure she doesn't sneak in extra spaces during her turns!!!
We had a really chilled out Friday night, I think we were both tired after a long week. We put together puzzles, played games, made popcorn and watched movies. We were having so much fun playing that it was 630pm before I knew it and we hadn't had supper!
Saturday morning started off with ballet lessons, then we met up with a friend and her adorable 3yo niece to play and have fun. We finished that off with some ice cream for the girls, and then AK and I came home to "nap"... I could hear her playing (or so I thought) quietly in her room so I ignored her as she was quiet and staying in her room. When I put AK to bed last night, I realized what she had been up to... the cover of one of her books was hidden under her bed, with every.single.page torn out. It was a big book - probably a good 50 pages - and she had also shredded many of the pages as well. Unfortunately for me, AK was so tired and was half-asleep by the time I discplined her so I'm not sure how much got through to her... she knew it was naughty, otherwise she would not have hidden the whole mess under the bed! I took her LeapPad away as punishment, which has somewhat backfired as she's not asked for it all day today! She did pout when I threatened to take all of the books out of her room so she does know it was wrong!
That was really quite an eye-opener... that's the first time she's really been deliberately naughty!
We had a really lovely dinner with the Babbs last night. Ben was kind enough to catch some lionfish and do them up for supper for me, as I'd been asking for it for a while. There is NOTHING better than fresh fish... Ben did a great job of taking all the poisonous parts off the fish (at least I assume so as I've lived to type this post!) and he did it up on the bbq in foil, on top of thinly sliced zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, onions and peppers... delicious!
I sent AK off to church with the Babbs today in hopes of doing a yoga class with a newly-trained yogi friend of mine, but little did I know she had cancelled today's class in favor of going to brunch with her family who is visiting right now. Oh well :) I met up with the Babbs for breakfast instead and we went to the beach for a while after. AK spent the entire time playing on the playground and was upset when it was time to leave as she hadn't even gotten wet! Jess assured her that the water was chilly and that she wasn't missing anything by not getting into the water.
We had quiet time again this afternoon - methinks naps are something of the past... but bedtime should be getting easier if we cut out the afternoon sleep! AK watched a movie while I dozed on the couch... it is getting to the point where I need the naps more than AK does! We played outside for a while (we did that yesterday too - AK has a rash from the grass, boo!) and when we were walking down the path on our way back into the apartment, a snake slithered past AK... she screamed, the snake scarpered off, I managed to not scream while I rescued AK, and we ran away too! I made some enquiries to make sure there were no poisonous snakes in Cayman, and calmed AK. She has convinced herself now that it was a shadow... if that makes her happy, I'll let her believe it!
We headed over to the Brosnihans' for a pool and pizza party. The pool was chilly but the hot tub was divine. AK refused to eat pizza and kept fighting with the other kids - guess that's the fallout of no nap! I think it will be early to bed for both of us tonight! Tomorrow is a public holiday here so I am excited to have one more day off of work! xo
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