Koala's Last Day

On May 25th, we had our last day with Koala. She was one of our part-timers that left so that she could be home more days of the week. We miss her very much, but we're grateful for the time we did have with her - especially the last day.

L-R: Koala's mom, Koala, Dolphin, Kare-Bear

L-R: Koala, Rabbit, Dolphin

Turtle

Dolphin thoroughly enjoyed playing in the chalk...

...as I'm sure you can tell.

L-R: Koala, Kare-Bear, Koala's mom

Koala & K-Bird

Dolphin

L-R: Turtle, Rabbit, Koala, Koala's mom

Photo credit: Kangaroo

For her birthday, Rabbit got a Butterfly Garden, which lets you get caterpillars in the mail and watch them transform into butterflies. It was a great experience to watch them grow, and the day after Koala left, we got to set them free into the wild. Kangaroo snapped the picture above. 

Technically, this wasn't Koala's last day, because the week after that we ended up watching her and her brother for three more days. :) Hopefully we'll put some pictures up from that as well. We miss you both! :D

Zebra's Last Day

On May 6th, we spent our last day with Zebra, one of our dear cubs who has moved on to a different childcare situation to be closer to his mom. His smile never failed to brighten our days, and we look forward to many future visits.

Here are a few photos from that day:

We miss you, Zebra! Thanks for making our lives so special!

Meet Our Cubs

We haven't been updating in a while because the cubs have kept us busy. Here's a taste of what we've been up to! Hope you enjoy it! :)

The Importance Of Wearing Light Colored Clothing

Yesterday, we were caring for "Monkey," who is our latest cub to join the pride. She's also the first cub we cared for this year, if you can figure that out! K-bird was getting her dressed after she arrived in her pajamas.

Of her black pants, Monkey said, "My legs are scared of their pants, 'cause it's dark in there!"

K-bird replied, "Well, what about your shirt? Are your arms scared of your shirt?"

"No, 'cause it's pink and they're not scared of pink."

Strange, but that makes sense!

Quote of the Day - 11/19/10

"I wish I could marry George Washington... but he's dead." -Rabbit

Tidbits for the Day

It's been a full and entertaining day at the Lion's Pride Childcare. Here are some quotes from the amazing people we have here today.

One of our new arrivals, Zebra, showed up today wearing a Raiders jersey. Kangaroo (11) is an avid Broncos fan, so he had something to say about that.

Kangaroo: He's so cute... except for the Raiders jersey.

Rabbit (7) and Karen were discussing the Statue of Liberty. This was their conversation...

Karen: Do you know what that lady with the torch is called?


Rabbit: The green lady of America!

Puppy (3) has her own idea of what bad words are.

Puppy: Don't say icky words, like "don't" and "no."

When sitting in the car, I (K-Bird) was talking to Puppy about her siblings.

Puppy: I have a brother.

K-Bird: You do? How old is he?

Puppy: He's six. And I'm three. Everyone in the world is three.

K-Bird: But I'm 14.


Puppy: Oh... then I'm 14 too!

And last, but not least, Karen was talking to the mom of Dolphin (9 months). English is a very strange language and sometimes it can get the best of you.

Dolphin's Mom: She doesn't have allergies to cats or dogs... just her dad.

What she really meant was that her dad had allergies. Gotta love English.


On behalf of the rest of the pride,

K-Bird

What We've Heard Around the Den Today

It has been a full day today with nine people under the same roof! These are exchanges we've heard today "around the den" of Lion's Pride Christian Child Care. For privacy, I've included animal code names and ages for kids under 18.

Karen: "Is everyone all set? I'm going to take a quick potty break."
Kangaroo (11): "Come get a diaper, mom!"
Puppy (3): "She doesn't need a diaper. She needs pull-ups!"

I'm sure it would be a great convenience, with some obvious drawbacks. Still, a potty break is our chance to slow down, catch our breath, and collect our thoughts. If we didn't take one, we'd be pretty frazzled.

Speaking of potty, Parrot (3) didn't want to go potty today. So, K-Bird, my assistant, began listing all the heroes that go potty.

K-Bird: "...and firemen go potty, and policemen go potty, and soldiers go potty..."
Parrot: "Soldiers go potty?
K-Bird: "Yeah."
Parrot: "Gross!"

"Puppy" briefly pauses
during playtime

Remember the pleasure--or is that "the pressure"--of playing two things at once? Sometimes we over-commit ourselves, even at the age of three.

Puppy (3): "Oh! Rabbit needs me!"

Then we heard a WHACK as she ran into the wall! Puppy was fine, just a little late getting to Rabbit's game.

Finally, we have a play doctor kit with a stethoscope, an otoscope, and even a tool that looks like pliers. The kids love giving the examinations just like real doctors with serious expressions and explaining what they're doing as they listen to the heart beat, and check the eyes and ears. 

Kangaroo (11) was being a very patient ...patient and enduring exam after exam with as many as three doctors at once (Puppy, Parrot, and Rabbit) until he finally diagnosed himself with a very strange condition, completely unknown until now, called Doctoritis. The cure was very simple: go outside and play someithing else! He's currently 40 minutes into his treatment and it looks like he'll be making a full recovery.

Signing off for the rest of the pride,

Steve