December 11, 2015

Christmas Shopping!

 I drove out to Laie and picked up Una for a day of shopping! We talked on the way to Walmart about our lives and children, and also about some of the things that she was looking for at the store. We went to Walmart and both grabbed a cart and the first aisle she stopped in was for school supplies. She wanted to stock up for when they went back to Tonga, we then picked out a couple toys for each child, an outfit, dress, and under clothes. We also wandered around and she browsed the the aisles. She was very grateful and generous the whole trip. We went to Costco to do some grocery shopping, but weren't able to go inside because my husband had my card. We had lunch at Costco, and then headed home. On the way home Una told me about their Christmas tradition of typing balloons and candy to a tree branch. She said, "And everybody is happy." It really made me ponder how complicated Americans make the Christmas holiday!
(7 hours)


December 8, 2015

This Tuesday afternoon Taco and I did our home visit together. We put together the small Christmas tree, hung up garland, decorated stockings, and Christmas stickers. Maikale wasn't very interested in the Christmas decorations, but loved putting the Frozen stickers on the paper and drawing around the stickers. We also talked about Christmas and read Elf on the Shelf. Lavender and Sini seemed to enjoy decorating for Christmas and were excited to surprise their parents when they returned home later that evening!





(60 minutes)

December 4, 2015

I looked up online "help fine motor schools" online and found this site (http://www.abilitypath.org/areas-of-development/delays--special-needs/cerebral-palsy/articles/toolkit-encouraging-fine-motor-sensory-development.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/)
 I went to Walmart and picked up a few items to help with Maikale and her fine motor skills. I purchased her a foam puzzle that she could easily grasp and practice putting back together. I also purchased water color paint, paper, scissors, stickers, and crayons. During this trip to Walmart I purchased some basic Christmas decorations, so that during the next visit I could decorate with the children for Christmas.
(60 minutes)