This Week . . .

We have enjoyed the beautiful weather this week at school! In PreK, we having been enjoying rhymes and a special story about turtles. We planted mammoth sunflowers in the garden (thanks to Colton's grandfather, Chuck, for all his tilling!), and our beans, corn, onions, tomatoes, peas, and squash are doing well. We have a lot more to plant, though! We have a beautiful new doll that Wacy's mom Sarah made for us, as well as a really awesome pizza for our pretend area. Wet on wet painting is a favorite every week as is bread baking. Lately we have been enjoying our warm bread at school on Wednesdays with soup. Everyone has loved yummy cantaloupe and watermelon this season--we hope we'll have some of our own in a couple of months. The roosters have been fun to watch roaming the fenced animal yard, and Lucy has loved her daily mud puddle! Beautiful dark purple morning glories that we planted a couple of months ago have greeted us by the front gate and beside the garage. All of the children have enjoyed watching the road construction--a good reminder that what seemed like an inconvenience is actually an exciting on-going project right in our front yard for the children to experience.

Driving Miss Vivian? Vivian gets a loving ride from Gavin. Big brother Noah eventually came to help, too.

It's so important for our older children to develop empathy for our youngest friends. Everyone loves to give Emma a ride in her stroller.

Miles enjoyed building a tent with the parachute several times this week.

Peachy and Aurora are our cats--they receive extensive training here at the school. Mostly, they are incredibly patient. Which one is this?

Cole strikes a pose for Iris (behind the camera).

Soleil works with the felt board. She loves to tell a story while she works.

Our new baby doll. The children loved taking care of her. They can tell when they are in the presence of something special.

The road project is very exciting. On Thursday, we were able to see some of the equipment change attachments!

Many, many thanks are due! Thank you, Vicki and Soleil, for clearing out our garden bed a couple of weeks ago. Thank you Allison for the small scoop, bamboo spoons, and the "squirty things" that the kids will love to fill/decorate muffins and cupcakes. Thank you Shana and Cooper for the felt boards, figures, and puppets--they are beautiful. Thank you Stacy for helping and believing in all of our ventures and for your help marketing. Thank you Anissa and Dana for coming to the yoga class. Thank you Jennifer D. for the client referrals. Thank you Christina and West for finding Christin. Thank you Christin for your patience and love of the Twos. Thank you Ellen and Caprice for loving the infants and toddlers. Thank you Leslie and Mason for the veggies for the animals. Thank you Allison S. for volunteering to help the kids sew this summer. Thank you Wacy and Sarah for feeding the animals on Sundays and for baking cookies for the market. Thanks everyone for your business!