multiplication chart

Just wanted to share this resource I came accross today. In my efforts to teach Tyler multiplication, I feel like I have failed him. He isn't able to memorize multiplication facts. He can, however, skip count; and, that appears to be the way he does it. I have tried everything. I am literally exhausted from teaching, and reteaching, and reteaching multiplication. I think I am just going to let him skip count. It may be more difficult, but hey if it works for him, I guess it will work for me.

Anyway, enough of my rambling.... I found a new resource to share. I wanted Tyler to be able to visualize how close he is to knowing ALL of his facts. He is lacking the 7's and 8's, but when you know all of the others... well, that pretty much covers most of them. So, I found this blank multiplication chart that I had him to fill out. I feel much better seeing him fill it out correctly! Yay for success! I'll take it any way it comes. Hope it's helpful to you too.

green beans!!!

Poor Alexis is not really a fan of baby food. It is quite a struggle to get even a few bites down her. But, tonight, she seemed to take a small liking to the green beans. Not only did she actually eat it, but she even tried to feed it to herself. I guess next time, I'll have to pick up the pace, lol.

words to live by

I just wanted to share a few songs that have come accross recently.

One of my favorites,
There's a battle between good and evil by Chris August

Reason for the world by Mathew West


Stronger in the broken places by Mark Harris

The cartoon song by Chris Rice


This little light of mine by Addison Road

Free by Dara Maclean

you are more by Tenth ave north

I love the way you hold me by Jamie Grace

Born again by Newsboy

You lead, I'll follow by Jamie Grace

Hold me by Jamie Grace



I hope you enjoy them too!

skip counting fun

Skip counting seems to be a difficult thing for Tyler, but I don't believe ot has to be. Tyler is very into music and I think if we find some catchy skip counting songs it may help him. I am searching youtube for some skip counting songs that will help him memorize these facts. I know his math sucess depends on it. So if anyone else is interested, here are links to the videos I have found.

by 3's!

by 4's!

by 6's!

by 7's!

by 8's!

by 9's!

Alexis is 8 months

I can't believe my sweet baby girl is already 8 months. The time has just flown by and I don't know whether to smile or cry. (Actually, I've done a little of both.) I love seeing her grow and change each day, but it just seems to be passing me by a little faster than I would like. I took her 8 month pictures on the 2nd, but since she is so darn fast, I didn't really capture what I was hoping for, so this weekend I moved the table out to the living room and set up shop, lol. I took a few of her sleeping. Sleeping babies always look like little angels, but my baby girl is truly my little angelbaby!

Today we said good bye to Lisa and sweet baby Nicolas. I love when we get to visit and it is never long enough, but I am so glad we were able to spend Christmas with her and see my sweet little nephew. Alexis loves you baby Nicolas!

So today, I was watching Alexis dig in her toy basket. It was so cute how she pulled up to her basket and leaned in to get her toys out. I decided to take a picture of her and just as I went to snap it, she stood right on up. She has stood up a few times on her own, but never for long enough for me to get a picture.



Alexis still isn't a fan of baby food. She has never really eaten it, but boy does she come after ours. She loves bananas and pizza. (No, we did not give her the pizza, she sneaked a lick from her bubbas plate.) Today we were having tuna sandwiches and she was determined to get a taste. I couldn't help snapping a few pictures as pitiful as she looks eating the plate, ha!





This afternoon we decided to take a little walk to the park. Tyler rode his skateboard and I was quite impressed at how good he was doing on it.





Caiden of course walked, but apparently got tired of that and decided to just hop on the stroller while Daddy pushed Lexi,lol.





We had a great time playing at the park. The boys always have so much fun at the park, but with daddy, it was even better.