Teiya and Xander and little bit of Casey and Venice

On the way home from pre-school, Xander and Teiya have interesting conversations...here are a couple of items
Teiya told about how she saw a film on fire safety....she said the film told how if there was a fire, you shouldn't hide in your room. Because your parents wouldn't be able to find you and wouldn't know where you are. They might think you are on a fire truck being saved or with a fireman or they wouldn't know...or they might think you are on a truck to Africa....(don't ask me how Africa got in there....)....So I asked what did she think the main point about the film was.....she said quite emphatically....don't hide!

Teiya brought up the fact that a little girl that she knew had moved this summer, then she said, just like we did...this little girl lives a mile from her new house and she walked over to Teiya's. I couldn't get the girl's name. Then I asked Teiya if she walked to the girl's house, She said, yes she walked, or ran, or piggybacked....She said it took about 4 minutes...I asked her if she knew what a mile was and then told her it was 4 times around Casey's track...she said...hmmm....Xander chimed in and said he had walked 6 times around the track...so I told him that was a mile and a half...he was pleased.

Then Teiya brought up going to the dentist and Xander chimed in...that he had seen the dentist and he didn't need to go any more.. I asked him why he didn't need to go...he said nothing was wrong with his teeth and he didn't need to be seen. I told him that everyone goes to the dentist two times a year for a checkup and a cleaning...he was silent...

They then started talking about Christmas...so I asked why Christmas was so much fun....Presents!! Teiya said....so I said also you decorate your house and she talked about decorating the Alameda house....then I said you can give presents as well as get them...you could make presents for your mom and dad...Teiya got all excited about that...so now Tori, you have some presents made for you here at the house. She wanted to get on it right away...we have hidden them so you won't find them.....

At the house, they were eating and Teiya suddenly exclaimed that out the window, she could see Alameda...Xander gently corrected her and said she was looking at downtown Eugene. She was somewhat quieted, but insisted that it was Alameda...she used to live there and she might be going back.

At the park, Xander when dashing up the dinosaur, and Teiya tried to follow. She got on the tail and worked very hard to get herself up. Xander was at the top, yelling encouragement....He kept saying Pull, Teiya, Pull...she had on boots which didn't allow her to get a good grip with her feet and she kept slipping. She was almost to the top and looking a little scared...so I went over to help her down if she wanted. When I got there, I told her that she was doing good work, and that her boots made it hard...Xander is still yelling, PULL.....so she gritted her teeth and pulled and pulled and pulled and finally made it to the top...she was so pleased.....then later when it was time to go down, Xander of coursed jumped....she thot about that, but decided to go down the tail and did so, better and faster than the last time we were at the park....so she was very aware of her accomplishment and Xander was so supportive....
I had bought some decorated cookies...and gave Xander and Teiya each one to eat on the way to the park. Xander ate one bite, thot it was too sweet and didn't want anymore. Teiya ate two bites and was done.....

Later at the house Venice and Casey were offered the cookies, Venice gobbled one down, Casey so not interested......Venice and Casey decorated their pumpkins...Casey used a lot of Harry Potter ideas...he used the witches hats as sorting hats....We then explained to Venice what a sorting hat was...he put the names of the houses on the pumpkin...I think he only had time to do two...Venice's is pretty and patterned...I am not sure if she finished but I am putting it outside with the rest.

We had ice cream and soda's for treats...Teiya and Xander, just had plain ice cream, they don't like soda....Venice and Casey have Cream Soda, with vanilla ice cream....Casey's disappears so fast...Venice just sort of slowly sips and maybe drinks half of it...so I think she does it because Casey does...

if i think of more, will let you know.
Granny