I found a new app this week that my 2 year old is loving. It is Oral B's Magic Timer app. It is designed to help them brush for two minutes. K is loving it and asks to brush her teeth all day long. They get to pick a character (Disney and Marvel) for their logo. Then, you scan the character on their brush. This was what blew my mind. She's had a few different Winnie the Pooh brushes but I didn't know they were linked to the app or that they were scanable. Sure enough we tried it and Pooh pictures comes up. As you brush and the clock counts down, more of the picture is revealed. After they are done they get a virtual sticker that goes in the album for the character they scanned. We were in need of new brushes anyway so I got a few princess ones. Cinderella had some trouble scanning the first day and popped up as Tangled but K was just as happy to have a new picture to watch. She's brushing longer and she is remembering and asking to brush her teeth. Mission accomplished! The only problem I've seen is that it only let's them brush twice a day. Normally this isn't a problem but sometimes her first brushing is after lunch. The day we did it after lunch and then tried it before bed time, it told us we had already brushed tonight. Boo! So I'm trying to remember to have her brush earlier in the morning so she gets two tries a day.
You know you are a teacher when......
Your two year old says "Bye Mom, I'm going to go teach now. I've got my scrapbook with me." Um what?? She knows I scrapbook and she looks through it though she is rarely awake when I scrap. And when I tutor or teach religious ed we just tell her mom has to teach and she's learned that my teaching bag has a bag of dice that she loves. So it shouldn't surprise me that she picked up on that since she is a sponge right now. Still just funny to hear!
We booked our tickets for Florida! So excited to spend a week in the sun at the end of January. Most of the week is going to be spent visiting my husband's grandma. We took K before she turned one but I'm excited to look for more things in the Bradenton/Sarasota area that the girls can enjoy. I'd be happy on the beach all day but kids at the beach is just a lot less fun than it used to be!! :-) We are also going to spend a few days in Orlando and take the girls to the Magic Kingdom. I was opposed to it until they were older but when we learned that they were free until they turned 3 we thought it would be the cheapest Disney trip we'd ever take. They won't remember it but they will be happy for the day. K is so into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Frozen and the other Disney princesses so I think she will love it!
I'm loving the first year pictures we had taken of M. My sister in law is starting a photography business and she took them. I was so happy with how they turned out with the colors and the fact that we got her to laugh and smile so much. If you are in the Michigan area and looking for a reasonably priced photographer, you can contact her on her Facebook page. She is working on a website but it is not up and running yet. Here are just a few that I loved...
Have a good weekend!