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This week, Elsie and Delia started preschool! Tuesday was “slow start” day, so Lonnie and I stayed (and were therefore able to take pictures), despite the girls both saying they wanted us to “go away!”. They are still surprised they are actually getting to do this and keep saying “MY school?” (as opposed to Emma’s school, which [...]  
Elsie and Delia turned three about a month ago, and we are all so excited that they will be starting preschool two mornings a week this fall. The gem of a school we go to is just a few minutes drive and they are sooooooo ready! They’ve been going 2-3 days a week for drop-off and pick-up with big sister Emma for 2 years now, and are very VERY at home there. Which is totally the way to go — I think we will see very little anxiety when their time comes. They’d be ready to start tomorrow if they could! [...] 
Here is a really fun activity to try with older toddlers or preschoolers. First, head out on a walk around the yard, neighborhood or park for some large smooth stones. Some texture will work, but smooth round ones, ideally with a flat face, seem best. We had a great time on our “rock walk”! When you get [...] 
After my activity bag post ran recently over on The Natural Parents Network, I was inspired by others forming swaps to give it a go again, this time with my local Attachement Parenting group. This is my first time organizing, though I’ve participated in two other swaps with folks online. We had enough interest to [...] 
Recently, Emma came home from preschool saying something about how “one twin” was missing from her class for awhile. Or something like that. Whether the kid was absent or actually “missing” or not was of no concern to me — as a kindergarten teacher I certainly had my moments were one child or another [...] |
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