Toddler Activities: Hot & Cold

A few day's ago while reading some of my favorite blogs I found this great Montessori activity on Randalin's blog Harvesting Kale that I knew Chloe would just love. Lately we have been working a lot with Chloe on  learning about hot and cold, hot has been very easy for Chloe to understand, she'll say the word hot when she sees something she knows is hot and she'll also blow on it to cool it down. Learning about things that are cold though have been a little more of a challenge, so when I read about this toddler learning activity I knew it would be a great way to teach Chloe about the differences between hot and cold, plus she loves to play in water!

What you need:

:: One bowl of warm water

 :: One bowl of cold water

:: And any other objects you'd like to add that are hot & cold, like ice for example.

Such a simple activity and I loved watching Chloe learn and explore the differences between temperatures. We will definitely be doing this activity again and as Chloe gets older I plan to make it a little more complicated and suitable for her age.

The Simple Things

It's the simple things in life that make everyday so beautiful, like watching my sweet daughter play and splash and float around on her belly in the bath tub happy as can be.

Firsts: Trick or Treating

Yesterday evening the three of us ventured out into the cold to take Chloe trick or treating for the very first time. We had such a great time walking around our neighborhood collecting candy and seeing all the children dressed up in their costumes. Everyone thought Chloe looked so adorable and after a few houses she really got the hang of trick or treating. I cant wait to do this with Chloe every year on Halloween! 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween,  from Me, Mike, and our beautiful little miss red riding hood!

Sweet Angel Face

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are truly the best. Hope you weekend has been wonderful!

Happy Friday

Happy Friday from me and little miss Chloe. 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend with the one's you love!

Adventure: Lambs Farm

On Tuesday Chloe and I spent the afternoon with some friends exploring Lambs Farm. Chloe went on her first carousel ride, saw lots of farm animals and even got to pet and feed the goats and sheep. As you can see in the pictures above my sweet Chloe is fearless when it comes to animals, which is both exciting and terrifying for me!

We also walked around their pet shop, (where Chloe got to see a talking parrot for the first time), thrift store, and lastly the bakery where we picked out a couple delicious chocolate treats to take home with us. We had such a wonderful day on Lambs Farm, it's always so much fun to spend the day with other Mama's and babies!

Firsts: Pumpkin Carving

On Sunday evening after dinner and afternoon naps we decided it would be fun to carve a pumpkin together.  We went to Trader Joe's to find the perfect pumpkin to carve and after we got home we searched the internet for some design inspiration. I found a pumpkin that was carved into Jack's face from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas that we really liked, so we decided to give that a try.

 Chloe and I cleaned out the pumpkin together, and collected the seeds in a bowl for my brother to season and bake while Mike carved the pumpkin. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with my husband's carving skills, I think our pumpkin turned out pretty darn awesome!