Miss Janie had her baby today! Janie and her husband Todd welcomed Emma Grace at 8:03 AM this morning. She was delivered by C-section. Emma weighed 8 lbs 14.6 oz, and is 20 inches long with strawberry blond hair. Brother Isaac will get to meet his new sister this afternooon after his nap at school! Congratulations!
Thanks to "Grandma" (Leslie and Janie's mom) for stepping to help out today in Janie's absence!
Highlights from the Infant Room: The infant room enjoyed a concert by Bach as Miss Caprice directed the show! They loved it! The children enjoyed watching older kids rake leaves and could smell wood burning outside in the chiminea.
Highlights from the Toddler Room: The kids loved a nature walk in the wagon with Tina to see the animals! The boys enjoyed their lunch very much--especially those that had the homemade cream of tomato soup. Several of our friends are teething, so they were a little cranky from time to time (understandably!).
Fridays are for relaxed grazing . . .
Highlights from the Twos Room: The class enjoyed reading Where's My Mommy and sang "Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree" and "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes". The kids enjoyed squishing, tasting, "cooking" and stringing cranberries using their pincers.
Highlights from the PreK: Inside activities included building a castle with silks, clips, and stands. A couple of girls were princesses waiting for their "husbands" to wake them. Must have been a long wait . . .
Fine motor work included snap blocks, using tongs to move macaroni wheels, 
and building with dominoes.
Some friends constructed a train track . . .
Outside, the class enjoyed taking care of the animals with Jamie while others walked the labyrinth and then helped Leslie gather fire wood for our new chiminea. The chiminea needed to be "seasoned", so Mr. Jamie tended the fire out of kid reach, but much to their amazement!
AM Snack: organic apple-cinnamon granola, organic milk
Lunch: homemade cream of tomato soup, peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread, bananas, organic milk or water
PM Snack: homemade chicken salad, whole grain crackers, water
