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Saying Good-bye 28 Apr 2011 | 07:30 am
I've made the difficult decision to discontinue blogging. Over a year ago when I began blogging, I had no idea I would enjoy it this much or write one for this long. Actually, before I jumped head fir...
Cloud Pictures 26 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
Every where we go Everett has been pointing out the things he sees in the clouds. It reminds me of his first summer when I would lie with him on a blanket in our backyard to watch the sky. He was mesm...
The Simple Beauty of Flowers 25 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
The boys and I are delighted by the bright colors of flowers popping up in our neighborhood this month. On a walk around the block, we pointed out colors and shapes of different flowers . I shared the...
Planting the Seeds of Love for the Earth 23 Apr 2011 | 04:49 am
For young children, having reverence for the Earth, loving it and caring for it needs to be a daily part of life. Children build from and learn from repeated experiences. Their love for the Earth mus...
Onion Skin Eggs 21 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
Although we celebrated Ostara and decorated eggs then, I thought it would be fun to repeat this activity for Easter. This time, instead of the traditional food coloring-dyed eggs, we used onion skins ...
Let's Go Fly a Kite... 20 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
The breezes of April have blown in and swept us to magical heights! This past weekend our dreaming expanded after a visit to Flights of Fancy kites festival put on by the Kansas City Kite Club. We wer...
Connection as Prevention: National Child Abuse Prevention Month 18 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and for more than the two little reasons asleep in our bed right now, this issue hits close to home. I'm certainly no expert, but I wanted to bring a lit...
Journey to our Solar System 15 Apr 2011 | 03:54 am
There is such magic to a bedroom ceiling covered with glow-in-the-dark stars. As a chld, even as an adult, it takes you to far away places within the only place bigger than the vast expanse of our uni...
Messy Play for Older Infants and Toddlers 13 Apr 2011 | 11:00 pm
Recently, I posted about Everett and his cousin, Ryan, getting their fill of messy play with some overcooked barley. I am continuing to use our sensory bin more, and took out an old cannister of dry n...
Roughousing with a Superhero 9 Apr 2011 | 04:21 am
We've been doing a lot of couch wrestling recently. The fourth year has seemed to add to Everett's endurance and energy so it's been an absolute necessity to rough house with him almost every day. Rou...
