Teacher Mama

Ryo started calling me Teacher Mama a couple weeks ago since Aaron told him I used to be a teacher. I love it! Since Christmas I've have been doing "Calendar Time"with the kids. (Thank you to my sis, Marie for giving us a Melissa nad Doug magnetic calendar board!) This is something I used to do with my Kindergarten students @LAUSD West Athens Elementary. Calendar Time teaches and reinforces number recognition, counting, reading, and oral language skills. During this time we go over the current date, the months of the year, the days of the week, counting in English, Spanish, Japanese and Filipino. I also have them identify the numbers by point to numbers at random or I ask them to "find number ..."

 To date, Ryo can count to 100 by ones and tens in English. Rocco can count to 30. Aida can count to 20. Ryo can count to 30 in Spanish (maybe more...need to check again). Rocco can count to 20 in Spanish. Aida counts to 10 in Spanish. In Japanese: Ryo - almost 20, but not always, Rocco and Aida up to 10. They count to 10 in Filipino...but that is because I can only count to 10 in Filipino...guess I need to learn more!

It is fun for me and for them! I am so amazed at how fast they learn!

Rocco @ 21 months singing the ABC song

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Ryo Turns Three

Wow! Has 3 years gone by already? Ryo turns 3 today! We are so proud of him. He is a wonderful, smart, funny, active, creative, athletic boy! He couldn't be a better big brother to his siblings!

Ryo loves anything trains, yogurt, rice, toasted nori (seaweed), oranges (but he has a slight allergy to citrus!), strawberries, blueberries, ice cream, and his Papa's spaghetti!

He loves to recite his alphabet, the sounds of the letters, count to 40, sing, listen to stories and can even read a few words!

His favorite shows are Caillou, Curious George, an animal cartoon show that I cannot remember the name of at the moment, and Thomas the Train.

He also loves to watch/interact with Pete and the Secret of Flying on my iPhone and also the Nighty Night app and to play just about anything outside! He especially likes to "garden."

We love you Ryo!

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11 Month Old Twins and a 2.5 Year Old!

Aida is walking!

Triple the Fun on This Mother's Day!

What a great day for a mama!

Started with getting all the kids in our bed this morning,  a great cup of coffee from the huzband, a short morning jog with a great view of the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge, awesome waffles w/all the fixings at my sister-in-law's, enjoing the sunshine in the back yard, and then sashimi for dinner! Yay!

Lovin the supa' mama life!

A Pair of 6 month Olds (in a few days) and a 2 Year Old

So I am by myself with all 3 kids all day and evening today. Dropped off Aaron at the airport at 6 am and he won't be back until later tonight...so far so good, in fact as of 10 minutes ago all three are asleep! What's a mama to do? Awwww blog.

Ryo turned 2 the beginning of the month! It's so cool to see how much he learns everyday. He is such a good big brother- tries to be so helpful and I know he can't wait to play with these kids. 

The twins...some milestones:

-tried solids - rice cereal, avocado, squash, sweet potatoes and banana; like Ryo they didn't care for the cereal or avocado

-both can turn over; Rocco can do this a lot easier than his sis

-sleeping more, but not through the night

-they outgrew their crib (they shared it), and now have a toddler bed to share when they are not sleeping with me or on the couch