Tickle Me Tuesday!

'Twas a wonderful morning with lots of smiling faces and climbing legs and feet! Ivy, Asher, Paislie, Wren, and especially Jasper were especially interested in swinging around the dome. We noticed Jasper has mastered the independent climb to the first level of the dome; way to go! Wren busied himself up climbing the slide in the sandbox in an attempt to reach the green lantern which we've noticed, each day, he's had his eye on. Annabelle found her favorite wheel and went for a drive with HeeHee, her imaginary friend who constantly changes colors! We started passing out bubbles and Asher was among the first to start blowin' away many small bubbles. Teo was quick to get some bubbles too, and he had fun with those as well. Wren, Jasper, Ivy, Theo, and Paislie also got a hold of some bubbles and started blowing away. We brought the radio outside to, of course, have an awesome Yo Gaba Gaba dance party. Ivy and Jasper were all over it, and Jasper danced for a very long time. We had an outdoor picnic and ate apples and oranges. Then, we sang a couple of songs and started an art project. We taped pieces of construction paper (thank you Teo, Ivy, and Annabelle, for helping set up!) and each got a paintbrush to paint with. Annabelle decided she preferred to observe while friends gathered around making their little masterpieces in the hot sun. Leina helped Asher paint his! When asked, what did you paint? Theo said "I paint paint," Ivy said "I paint Ivy's," Wren said "Orange and brown and yellow," Paislie said, "Turtle!" Teo said "Paint" After every one was done, Paislie, Teo, and Ivy noticed a beetle who got painted red. We took a pic of him and set him free, (well, I think Ivy and Teo got a hold of him again, and his future wasn't too bright!).

In the Afternoon we did some free-play. Ever since Theo started pushing the elephant around in the stroller, the elephant has become the usual "baby" to get wheeled around. We had some more dance-partying fun, read a book called "Another Brother," ate some snack, and headed outside to end our day with more music and climbing through tunnels. Have a great break!