It has been raining like crazy here for the last several days. Of course, we’ve enjoyed some good ‘ol puddle jumping and umbrella play. But the chilly weather has also put us in a bigger mood for books. There is just something special about curling up on the couch with a good book. We are […]
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Musical Imagination
Kid ingenuity cracks me up! After sorting musical instruments into their proper music ‘families’, Xander grabbed this pvc pipe and started running around the house playing the flute. Keegan soon joined in the fun and they had a flute and saxophone going on! My other Musical Explorations Blog Posts: Music+Art+Movement=LOVE Making our own Musical Instruments
Concentration
I love witnessing toddler concentration. Kids show extraordinary ability to concentrate on things when they are playing. While people lament children’s attention spans all of the time, sometimes I think the adults are the one’s who aren’t able to concentrate. I’ve seen many times where a parent tries to break the concentration of a child and turn […]
Listening Closely…
Learning is such a grand adventure! Our family theme for the semester is: ATTENTIVENESS listening closely and watching carefully It has been very necessary to focus on that in our house this year. Not only are the boys in great need of working on their listening skills, but as I’ve alluded to before, I need […]
Sentimental Sweater Season!
I’m extremely sentimental and nostalgic. With this thought in mind, my mother-in-law pulled this out when we were back visiting for Christmas! I can’t help but get all warm and fuzzy inside thinking about my big, strong husband fitting in this adorable snoopy sweater! Xander is both thrilled and perplexed at the thought that he is wearing […]
Changing Perspective…
Today was just one of those days when nothing seems to go quite right – patience at zero, unexpected sad news, forgotten laundry in the drier, discovered horribly wrinkled, running late and low on everything, mind racing on anything and everything, but the task at hand. It’s days like this when I really need to slow down and […]