Mom’s favorite Christmas present came early this year! We found out right before Christmas that Z got into “big boy” preschool! He has been on a wait list since last November. Mommy is beyond thrilled (even though it meant some last-minute paperwork and pre-holiday logistics). The Christmas break was a good time to say goodbye…

Week one was all about apples. For our sensory bin, I made an applesauce/pie play dough. Z loved playing with the oats, cinnamon sticks, and metal tins to make pretend apple baked goodies. For snack we did an apple tasting: ranging from tart and crisp to sweet and soft apples with Greek yogurt based dips:…

I just recently shared the first three weeks of our preschool unit on construction with Z. Here our the next three weeks: For week four we dove into a subject mom was less familiar with: simple machines. For the sensory bin I included gears, wheels and axles, screws and nuts, and ramps from various toys.…

We have had a busy fall of preschool! Z has been loving anything he can build, shape, and/or destroy. So it made sense to make our first unit for the year focused on Construction. I will be sharing in two blog posts about the fun we have been having doing preschool activities with our construction…

While L was on paternity leave we tried to get some much needed quality time as a family. Z needed to get out of the house and so did we. Since we did not go camping this year, didn't get a spring break trip, or any other vacation, we used one day a week to…

I missed you all! My absence from blogging has been less because of our new little one G and more because we went a month without internet at home! I had posts ready but no way to upload pictures or set posting times etc. It was frustrating but thank goodness that changed in time for…