G is for Giraffe and Umm Africa?

So my plan was to go with G for Giraffe last week until Maddie became interested in the African drum display at the library. She noticed that the drums looked alot like the one she had a home (thanks Aunt Becky). So since I had already created these ideas around giraffes I decided to go with a more African animal and sounds idea. Besides um Giraffe does not make the G sound guh that toddlers expect to hear. oops=) This week Maddie took it upon herself to be as honery as possible. She decided it would be a good idea to put my cell phone away for me. After calling it a couple times I found it in a box inside Landons school desk. Thank goodness the battery wasn't dead or I would never have found that thing! Then for Breakfast that morning she had greek yogurt and berries. While she was eating I went upstairs to get dressed and returned to see she had drawn all over the table with it. This is just the beginning of a long list of things she did during the course of the week. She was excited to see the gigantic strawberry and we took the opportunity to talk about big and small. She said it was the hugest one.lol  I posted a pic of the assorted acctivites we did and books we read. She is really getting good at tracing dotted lines and actually gets a little out of lines later to making swoopies as she calls them. What can I say, she's an artist. We ended our time everyday with African animal matching using cards I made of different animals. She really loves the matching games.

The week we also had a celebration with the boyscouts at the blue and gold banquet. Landon recieved a golden egg and his progression badge with one bead. He was super excited. We also lerned that night that there is a video game badge? Pretty sure Landon should already have that one=) It was a nice night of activites. He really loves boyscouts. Jared is out of town a bit this week so our schedules might be a bit different for school. We are starting H and of course doing horses. Because as Maddie informed me, she does not like zebras she likes ponies. lol