At his "big kid" preschool the highlight was going on our first field trip! Z and his friends were invited to explore a local Goat farm which produces dehydrated goat milk products (including baby formula). Z loved seeing the different barns, tractors, the grain hopper etc. He enjoyed petting the goats, especially the very friendly…
March was a busy month for Z and for preschool. Highlights from face-to-face preschool included a green eggs and ham Dr. Seuss day and St. Patrick’s day “green party” where all things to eat were green. Z told me he tried everything (including pickles and grapes etc) but enjoyed the cookie the most (go figure).…
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2021 for our family has been like playing chutes and ladders and constantly getting chutes. Our family schedule has felt like clay (or more like play dough) being molded and smashed over and over again. I have been trying hard to keep up with the daily grind while unexpected road blocks and detours change our…
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A “big kid” preschool we have been working on learning how to use our words to share our thoughts and feelings, or to ask for help. We have also been focusing on understanding expectations for/ learning how to follow instructions and making transitions from one activity to the next smooth. Day by day we are…
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I am done! So done! I thought to myself as I trudged through snow with bags in my arms trying to pack the last minute items in the car. I had planned, prepped and pumped (bottles of milk) for weeks in order to get this one weekend: 24 hours ALONE -just me and L. First…
I was so excited to get a mostly kid-free day away with my close friend. It had been a hard past two months and I was so ready to share, vent, listen, and laugh with a good friend. When we came back to my house from our first round of fun I noticed something in…
With all that moms, like myself , have been through in the past year--we are burned out and fed up. We have short fuses right now and it takes every ounce of our sleep-deprived exhausted patience to not let it out on those we love. But something I’ve noticed creeping up in my convos with…
