Happy and Blessed HomeFiretrucks, a stuffed frog, and a fire chief hat filled the sensory basket, and mommy posted flash-cards with a fox, fish, flower and frog on the magnet board.  "Fox" was a new word for Peanut.  Also featured here are some great books if you are on the letter "F": "Hooray for Feet" by Susan Pearson, "Froggy Gets Dressed" by Nathan London, and "Trout, Trout, Trout (a fish ... View Post

Pumpkin Bread I not only love the burnt orange, fiery reds, and brilliant yellows that fall brings, but I also enjoy the flavors of fall.  I even try to branch out in my cooking and try new recipes so I can enjoy flavors like pumpkin, cranberry, and apple in new ways.I found two recipes on Allrecipies.com that did not disappoint.  The first one is called Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread.  When you ... View Post

E is for excellent fun! This time I didn't have enough for a sensory bin, so I collected some plastic eggs, a stuffed elephant, a video of Elmo and at the last moment I threw in some pasta elbows. You know what became the biggest hit?  The elbows! Peanut was drawn to the elbows right away.  He loved shaking the box and enjoyed the sounds it made.  I don't normally let him take anything out of ... View Post