March 26th Grocery Store

Field trip day! Now that the weather is nicer I'm excited to take the kiddos out and explore more of what we've been learning in a field trip setting. Today's visit was the Grocery Store. On the way we talked about everything that we saw. The boys were especially interested in the trucks at the Dealership. When we got close I asked if they could show me the store...of course they knew where it was! :) All three kiddos piled into the cart (which made it soo much easier for our lil' expedition). "Cheese" said Riley as I took the first photo.

We talked about everything that we saw: the muffins in the entry, the floral area, and the deli with it's sandwiches, but spent most of our time in the produce section. With each item we went over the ASL sign: most were review, but some were new signs. Here is Riley signing "bread." He remembered that one on his own as well as "banana," and was anxious to learn and review the other signs.

Carsten was especially impressed with the asparagus "that grows by the water" and is kept at the Grocery store, in the water.

A little cheese snack.

And of course we did some tasting and our "snack time" on the go. We smelled the produce and talked about the shapes and colors. The boys loved to laugh at me when I asked them silly questions...like, "what color are the grapes, are they blue? yellow?"
Overall, it was a wonderful grocery visit. The kids had a great time and were so much fun to be with. The Bakery man even gave the kiddos some "tasters": croissants...what a treat!
After our Grocery adventure, we ran home to grab some juice for the thirsty explorers, and then headed to the park at "The Crossings". I especially like this new park because it is definitely developmentally appropriate for these kiddos. They had plenty of things to explore, enjoy, and I was not afraid of them getting hurt. From the store, home, and to the park, we saw many animals and talked about each one, the sounds they make, etc.

Riley loved the slides! He would ask Carsten to give him a "push" to get going.

Carsten the climber...he was so excited to do it himself!

Anneclaire wants to climb too.
"Hello, Hello, hi, how are you?"

Riley was such a ham! He started putting wood chips and snow on his head, calling it a "hat."
Anneclaire loved Riley's new game!

At the begninning of our morning adventure, the kiddos enjoyed Train Time. There was a large track already set up, and Riley and Anneclaire enjoyed a few trains, as Anneclaire gathered up the trains from Carsten's room. Soon Carsten joined in and together, Riley and Carsten built one large train together on the track. Riley even donated his car "Salty" to the cause. I was impressed with the way that they played, shared, and worked out any disagreements this morning. We're so happy Riley is feeling better and glad to have had such a wonderful morning together!