Meet James...

James is 30 months old and is a shy, but very happy and energetic little guy who is VERY curious about the world around him and loves to ask “what’s that?”. His favorite things to do are: swimming, playing on the beach, and chasing our two kitties all over the house. He loves learning and can count to 10 in 3 languages (Spanish, Chinese & English)- he can even read a little, too. We spend lots of time exploring the island we live on and loving our life together.

His Favorite Tot School Tools...

1. Melissa & Doug See & Spell
2. Melissa & Doug Geometric Stacker
3. Shapes Lacing Cards
4. Foam Alphabet (got these from a local store here in Bermuda)
5. Melissa & Doug Pattern Blocks
6. Any kind of sorting or transferring activites
7. Lacing Numbers
8. Melissa & Doug Magnetic Pattern Block Set
9. Music instruments (we have a variety from different sources)
10. Nature walks

His Favorite Movies/TV Shows...

1. Sesame Street Old School DVDs
2. Muzzy Chinese Language DVD from the BCC
3. Finding Nemo

His Favorite Books...

1. Any of the Llama Llama Books by Anna Dewdney
2. 10 Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
3. On The Moon by Anna Milbourne
4. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
5. I Can Do It Myself from the Sesame Street Library

James' Mommy Blogs at Counting Coconuts

Meet Kara...

Kara is 15 months old and the baby of the family. She has two big sisters, Olivia (11) and Alyssa (4) and one big brother, Aaron (9). She enjoys being the center of attention and won't let you forget it. She is fun, wild, sweet, and fiesty. She can be gentle and hug and kiss you one minute and the next turn her little nose up with a "humpf" and swat her hand. Being the baby of the family has many advantages and she takes full benefit of all of them. Never without a big brother or sister to defend her, she is brave and believes the world is really all about her. Lunchtime is never complete without her favorite lunch buddy, Jackson, our dog. Or maybe it's the other way around as she never fails to share her lunch with him. Life with Kara is fun, exciting, and exhausting. A little tidal wave of joy and attitude hits you with a great big splash and you can't help but love her.

Top Ten Tot School Toys

1. Large Crayola Crayons

2. Play Doh

3. Large foam dice (she actually stole these from her sister and brother)

4. Leapfrog Fridge Phonics Magnet ABC Set

5. Mega Blocks

6. Her big sister's workbooks

7. Brainy Baby Flash Cards

8. Goldfish and little plastic tubs to practice "sorting"

9. Kitchen playsets

10. Water and Sand Table by Step 2

Favorite TV shows/DVDs

1. Wonder Pets

2. Dora the Explorer

3. Baby Eienstien

Favorite Books

1. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you hear?

2. Goodnight Moon

3. Daisy Says Coo

4. The Hungry Little Caterpillar

5. Mr. Brown Says Moo

Kara's Mommy blogs at Under the Golden Apple Tree

Meet Corbin

Corbin is currently 30 months old, is a bright little boy who loves playing outside and imitating his big brother. He is very affectionate and loves his baby sister to bits and smothers her with kisses all day.

His Favorite Tot School Tools...

• Cars
• trucks
• colouring and drawing
• puzzles
• Legos
• spooning his Mickey Mouse beads

His Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

• Psalty the Singing Songbook
• Mickey Mouse Club House
• My Friends Tigger and Pooh
• Thomas the Tank Engine
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane

His Favorite Book...

• "My first BIG book of words" by Buster Books. He particularly loves the page with all the transport vehicles.
  

Corbin's Mommy blogs at Tiny Tot School and Monsters Ed

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Meet Stella Grace...

Stella is 25 months. She has one older sister, Anya who is 4 1/2. Stella has the sweetest personality...but she is also into everything. She's extremely busy. If it's too quiet in the other room, I know to be worried! :) Stella is very talkative. She will talk to just about anyone, anywhere! It tends to throw people off because she is small for her age but speaks exceptionally well. She started counting at the age of 16 months. She could count to 10 with no problem. We have video here at 17 months to prove it! She loves playing with her big sister and wants to do everything big sister does. On most days, Stella is happiest playing with crayons and paper or mega blocks. She loves to build tall towers and then knock them down. She keeps me on my toes and makes me laugh daily. Stella is just a joy to be around. She puts a smile on your face and lights up a room when she enters it. I'm probably biased since she is my baby girl!

Her favorite learning toys...

1. LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set

2. Play-doh

3. Shape Sorters

4. Hello Kitty Cutie World Computer Game

5. Crayons & Coloring Books (we practice naming colors as she picks them out)

6. Her older sister

7. Marshmallows & Raisins (counting & sorting games)

8. Mega Blocks

9. Cars (she lines them up and counts them)

10. Play kitchen

Her favorite DVD's or TV Shows:

1. Ni Hao, Kai-lan

2. Charlie & Lola (the show and DVD's)

3. Leapfrog Letter Factory DVD

4. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Her favorite books:

1. Goodnight, Moon

2. Pat the Bunny

3. Any Dora book

4. Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Stella's Mommy Blogs at: Urban Bundle

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Meet Marissa...

At 2 1/2 yrs of age she can outrun most Olympic gold medalists. She is full of energy and loves to play outside. She loves people and is not the least bit shy. She recently has taken a big liking to music and loves to "perform." She is a little clown and loves to laugh. She has a big sister named Alanna who is 11.

Her Favorite Tot School Toys...

1. Colored Chalk
2. Megablox
3. Crayons/Markers/Finger painting
4. Animal Books
5. Puzzles
6. Leap Frog Alphabet magnets
7. Aquadoodle
8. Her Elmo kitchen set
9. PBS online
10. Play dough

Her Favorite Books...

1. Sesame Beginnings, Bubbles Bubbles
2. Precious Moments, Little Prayers
3. Scholastic, The River
4. Brainy Baby, 1,2,3's
5. Disney, My Very First Encyclopedia

Her Favorite TV/DVD shows...

1. The Little Mermaid
2. Dora the Explorer
3. The Wonder Pets
4. Clifford the Big Red Dog
5. Go Diego, Go!
   

Marissa's Mommy blogs at: My Box of Chocolates

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Meet Laynie Grace...

Laynie is a homeschool-preschooler, who at 3 years old (38 months) is smart as a whip. Nothing gets past her. Her favorite things to say are “Why, Mommy?” and “What’s that?” and “What are you doing, Mommy?” Sometimes her mom’s voice gets tired by the end of the day from answering all her questions! She’s already beginning to read. She’s excited about school, because her mommy has begun to get her ready for Kindergarten already. They have preschool four days per week, and she will be homeschooled from elementary school all the way through at least middle school.

Favorite Tot School Tools...

• Dora and Diego Puzzles
• Crayola colored pencils
• Crayola watercolor paint set
  
• Leapfrog Fridge Phonics
• Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
• Bob Books
• Wiggles CD
• Little People house and figures
• Princess dress-up clothes
• Fisher Price doctor’s kit

Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

• Super Why
• Dora
• Diego
• Max & Ruby
• Curious George

Favorite Books...

• We read a different book every day. No favorites.

Laynie's Mommy blog at: The Frugal Homeschooling Mom

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Meet Jordyn...

Jordyn is 15 months old and has two brothers, Nathan (5) and Ben (3). She's cute, spunky and strong-willed. (Her brothers made her that way!) Yet, she is still very sweet and loving. She's girly in that she loves clothes and is very particular about what shoes she wants to wear. In contrast, she loves to play in the mud and ride a miniature 4-wheeler with her brothers.

Her Favorite Toys...

1. Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home Playset
2. Little tikes Pop Tunes Big Rock Keyboard
3. Radio Flayer Rock 'N Bounce Pony
   
4. Radio Flyer Ready-to-Ride Folding Trike
   
5. Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Say Please Tea Set
   
6. Fisher Price Laugh & Learn - Learning Purse
   
7. LeapFrog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set
   
8. Together Tunes Soft Musical Cube by Neurosmith
   
9. Little Tikes Bath Butterfly Net
   
10. Tonka Toughest Mighty Dump Truck
    

Her Favorite Books...

1. Five Ugly Monsters - by Tedd Arnold
2. Snuggle Puppy! - by Sandra Boynton
3. Baby Einstein Mirror Me! - by Julie Aigner-Clark
4. Barnyard Dance! - by Sandra Boynton
5. Good Morning, Good Night! - illustrated by Melanie Mitchell
   

Her Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...
Jordyn doesn't pay much attention to the T.V. yet. When she does watch something, she watches what her brothers do. (That means shows like Diego, Thomas the Tank Engine, Super Why, and Woody Woodpecker.) She also likes Baby Einstein.

Jordyn's Mommy blogs at:
Happy Chaos
Riley Year in Photos

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Meet...Zeke

Zeke is 3 1/2 year old but thinks he is 10 year old like his big brother. He is a real blessing to our family. He has wisdom and a sense of humor that truly do surpass his years. And it seems that I am calling his daddy daily to say "you'll never guess what Zeke said today". Zeke is our 4th child. He has an older sister (13), two older brothers (10 and 7) and a baby sister (1). After a whole year of failure to thrive and malabsorbtion issues and many many clinic visits Zeke was finally diagnosed with Mastocytosis (too many mast cells, there for too much histamine in his body). He is much healthier now and we are so grateful to be blessed with his chatter and laughter in our daily lives.

His Favorite Tot School Tools...

1. Fisher Price Little People
2. Woody-Click people and buildings
3. Leapfrog Fridge Phonics® Magnetic Set
4. Leapfrog Fridge Wash & Go™ Magnetic Vehicle Set
5. Leapfrog Alphabet Pal
6. Lauri Tall Stacker Pegs Building Set
   
7. Lauri's alphabet puzzle
8. Go Diego Go! 123 Game
   
9. Dinasour flash cards
10. Measuring cups

His Favorite DVDs/TV shows...

1. BOZ
   
2. Signing Time
3. Cars
4. And any movie about tractors

His Favorite Books...

1. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
2. John Deere books about Jonny Tractor
3. Our homemade books (we take pictures and put them in a photo album and then print out words to go with each page, we make up our own stories or simply retell the trip or even that the photos were taken at)

Zeke's Mommy blogs at...Growing in Rejoicing

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Meet Mr. C...

Mr. C is a well rounded 16 month old. He has one older brother who is 4 years old. He likes to play outside in the dirt. He loves taking baths and splashing in water. Mr. C is pretty stubborn. He is very independent and doesn't like to be held very much. He just started walking a little over a month ago, but still crawls when it is the faster option. He loves to eat! His favorite food is Spaghetti.

His Favorite Tot School Tools...

1. Leap Frog's Learn and Groove Music Table
2. LeapFrog Tad's First Feelings
   
3. Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone
   
4. Baby Einstein Animal Exploration Tunnel
   
5. Whoozits
6. Whoozit Galaxy Cub by Manhattan toys
7. Original Tiny Trike Wooden Tricycle
8. Tachikara Rubber Playground Ball
9. Melissa and Doug 123/ABC Wooden Blocks
10. International Playthings Earlyears Sweet Baby Blocks
    

His Favorite Movies/TV Shows...

Mommy says that I am too young to watch movies, but I really like it when my brother watches Winnie-the-Pooh.

His Favorite Books...

1. Touch and Feel Baby Animals
2. Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
3. Guess How Much I love You by Sam McBratney
4. Baby Colors

Mr. C's Mommy blogs at...McFadden Family Adventures

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Meet Caden...

Caden is 30 1/2 months and has a younger sister that is 14 months old. Caden is very active, a typical boy that loves to get dirty, roll around on the ground and loves to be tickled. He is a very happy little boy, but defiantly knows what he wants. If it is not just right he will let you know. Caden loves to laugh, and loves when anyone laughs at him for his courageous stunts. He is such a joy to have around, and is a wonderful big brother. We love you Caden! :)

His Top Tot School Tools...

• Melissa and Doug Deluxe Stamp Set
• Cranium Seek and Find Puzzle
• Melissa and Doug wooden railway set
  
• Melissa & Doug Alphabet Nesting and Stacking Blocks
  
• Melissa & Doug See & Spell
  
• Lining up all his Disney Cars (he knows all their names)
  
• Paint
• Play-dough
  
• Sand play and water play table (Little Tikes Endless Adventures Sand and Water Activity Table)

His Favorite DVDs/TV shows...

• Disney Cars
• Wow! Wow! Wubbzy
• Pinky Dinky Doo
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
• Roary The Race Car

His Favorite Books...

• Any Disney Cars book
• Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
  
• Alphabeep!: A Zipping, Zooming ABC
  

Caden's Mommy blogs at...My Family Life

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Meet CJ...

CJ is 30 months old and full of energy, excitement, and wonder. From the time she wakes till she reluctantly lays her head down at night she is full steam a head. This girl loves grapes, go-gurts, and milk. She loves her dresses but only if she can wear her sneakers with them. Can't really call her a tom-boy but she's not exactly a girly girly either. Being the youngest she still has to forge her own way as she has two older brothers LJ 7 and JJ 5, who don't cut her any slack and she does her best to keep up with them in her own way. She hasn't met a fish or dog that she hasn't wanted to bring home and she can always be found doting on our two turtles. We love how CJ has changed the dynamics of our family and often wondered how we ever made it without her with us!!!!

Her Top Ten Tot School Tools...

-play doh

-wooden shapes puzzles

-Usborne baby books

-PlayTime Critters (little tikes Farm 3-D memory match-up)

-Giant Sticker Book

-Tricycle

-Princess Elise Magnetic Dress-Up

-Wedgits
-color paints & crayons

Her Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

-Mickey Mouse Club House

-Sponge Bob

-Baby Einstein

-Mickey Mouse in Living Color

Her Favorite Books...

-Pinkalious

-Jump Frog Jump

-Good Night Dog

-Cuddly Baby

CJ's Mommy blogs at... Learn to Love, Love to Learn

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Meet R...

R is 40 months (3/20/06), she has two brothers (T is 11 and C is 4), she loves our Bernese Mountain Dog Kelly, she is very independent and insists on doing just about everything for herself. She is always smiling and is just a happy child. Her favorite color is pink and she loves all things girly. She is especially fond of princesses, fairies, ballet, and playing dress up. She LOVES shoes, hats, and purses. R has two favorite places in town: the library and a local coffee shop (she loves their special hot chocolate with all the fixings and the pink strawberry muffins). R also loves helping in the kitchen!

Her Top Ten Tot School Tools...

1. Leapfrog fridge phonics
2. counting bears
3. scissors (she would cut all day long!)
4. play dough
5. nesting dolls
6. lacing beads
7. wood blocks
8. Plan Toy Water Blocks
9. her name puzzle
10. Nina Ballerina Magnetic Dress-Up
    
    

Her Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

1. Kipper
2. Caillou
3. Toot and Puddle
4. Little Bear

Her Favorite Books...

1. Each Peach Pear Plum
   
2. Anything by Sandra Boynton
3. That's Not My Fairy
   
4. If you give series by Laura Numeroff (her favorite of the series is the newest book, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake)
5. What a Wonderful World
   
   

Mommy blogs at... Superheroes and Princesses

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Meet Am...

Am is 30 months and as full of energy as any toddler. She is an only child who enjoys dressing up with her hats and mum's shoes. She has a love for numbers and letters, often twisting and standing in her high chair to reach the alphabet poster on the wall. She adores playgrounds, climbing up to the top as quickly as she can despite how high it might be. Of course she's learned to navigate cell phones now- turning them on and hitting numbers at every opportunity. You can't drink soda or eat candy without a hand reaching out plaintively and puppy dog eyes turning in your direction. All in all she's a very normal, loving young babe- the joy of her mother's life. ^__^

Her Top Ten Tot School Tools...

1. No Time For Flashcard's ABC Projects

2. Double Sided Chalkboard/Whiteboard Easel

3. Parent's Tubby Tug Fishing Boat Bath Toy

4. Recorder - Instrument

5. Toy Trains

6. Fisher Price Rock, Roll 'N Ride Trike

7. Wooden ABC Blocks

8. Homemade Ball Pit (Balls in a Sliding Under Bed Storage Box)

9. LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set

10. Markers

Her Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

1. Dora the Explorer

2. The Imagination Movers

3. 3, 2, 1 Penguins

4. Sesame Street

5. Barney

Her Favorite Books...

1. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

2. Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss

3. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

4. Happy Baby Animals by Roger Priddy

5. Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss

Am's Mommy blogs at... Spiffy Spotlights

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Meet...Isabella

Isabella is the second oldest of four kids. She's 47 months old with a 5 year old sister, 2 year old sister, and 1 year old brother! She's our wild and crazy one, the one who keeps us laughing. Isabella can usually be found in high heels, a feather boa, and some type of costume. She never wants to wear "clothes," only dresses. (To her, anything that's not a dress is labeled clothes). Isabella can be found most days looking through our very extensive collection of children's books (It was hard to list favorites for her because she really enjoys them all). Isabella loves to watch Strawberry Shortcake in her pajamas and would stay that way all day if I let her! But being a former schoolteacher, we only get videos in short doses. Isabella is ready to be "big like Abby (her sister)" so that she too can go to kindergarten. She says she'll "love homework" and that she needs to go too. Isabella has a sweet tooth the size of Texas too! She loves chocolate!

Her Top Ten Tot School Tools...

1. M & Ms (We use these for math counting and adding activities)
2. Play-doh
3. Watercolors
4. Vtech Write and Learn Writing Pad Letter Alphabet
5. Leapster
6. Chalkboard with colored chalk
7. Sidewalk chalk
8. Melissa and Doug puzzles
9. www.starfall.com
10. Ziploc bags (for collecting bits of nature!)

Her Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

1. Strawberry Shortcake (any and all episodes!)
2. Handy Manny
3. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
4. Barbie and the Diamond Castle

Her Favorite Books...

1. Princess Penelope's Parrot
2. Any Berenstein Bears book
3. Any Strawberry Shortcake book
4. D.W. Flips!

Isabella's Mommy blogs at...

www.mommytimesfour.blogspot.com

www.duckduckgoosedesigns.blogspot.com

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Meet...Ben

Ben is the almost 4 year old baby of the family.

He has a big sister named Faith who is almost 7 and just finished first grade.

He goes to preschool now, on the 2 days a week that Mommy works, and sometimes likes it. ;o)

We do a university model school so Faith goes to school 2 days a week and homeschools the rest of the time. Ben goes to a different preschool but will attend the same school in the next year or two also.

He loves to read and comes downstairs every morning with a pile of books for Daddy to read to him.

He is currently obsessed with superheroes and runs around the house in his cape, protecting us from the bad guys.

He loves to swim and can now swim the width of our pool without arm floaties (supervised of course).

He just learned to ride his new bike, so we are spending lots of time outside practicing that too.

He also loves to do school & craft time with Mommy & big sister, so we are doing more & more preschool activities at home, just for him. We're using some Before Five in a Row and some unit studies for fun this summer. I think we are going to to a bird one next.

He is very excited to go to VBS this year, it is his first year to go and he cannot wait!

His Top Ten Tot School Tools...

• Kid K'Nex
• Legos
• Hi Ho Cherry-O Game
• Noodleboro Pizza Palace Game
  
• Memory games
• Melissa & Doug Floor Puzzles
• Art supplies (crayons, markers, glue, scissors, foam pieces)
• Melissa & Doug Wooden Sushi
  
• Little Tikes Learning Laptop
• Books, books & more books!

His Favorite DVDs/TV Shows...

• Handy Manny
• Bob the Builder
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

His Favorite Books...

• Curious George
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle books
• Mr. Men books by Roger Hangreaves
• Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see? (and Polar Bear, and Panda Bear)
• Clifford books

Ben's Mommy blogs at...

http://thewalrus-and-thecarpenter.blogspot.com (our summer adventures)
http://nouveausoccermom.blogspot.com (my long term family blog)

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