"Preschool"

We have started preschool. It seems like yesterday Charis was a tiny baby and our day revolved around mashed bananas, poopie diapers and naptime. Light up toys, stackable blocks, and squeeky things were the extent of her "activities". Now, we are experiencing the joy of interacting with her, and teaching her (real) things. Like scripture, letters and numbers, days of the week, how to share, art and crafts, how to cook and clean...and the list goes on and on. There is nothing more precious to me than teaching my daughter, and watching her face light up when she learns something new! These moments are priceless!

We have started a little preschool club with a couple other families, and it has been a blast! Each Monday we rotate who hosts preschool that day and that mom in in charge of the lesson. The girls have absolutely LOVED it! Charis has quickly learned her days of the week- because she always wants to know "how many more days til Monday".

Today we hosted and I taught the book Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. The girls had so much fun "picking blueberries" in the backyard, playing a blueberry counting game...and we even made HOMEMADE Blueberry jam for everyone to take home. It was a hit. The girls had a blast.

A few weeks ago we read Katy No Pocket. That was a real treat. It's about a mommy Kangaroo who has no pocket to carry her baby in so she goes to all these other animals to see how they carry their babies. Finally a (kind) man GIVES her his apron that is full of pockets, so she is able to carry not only her baby but lots of other babies in the forest. Yep- you guessed it- WE MADE APRONS!! It was so cute.

Though these lessons have been cute and creative, my favorite part has been walking the girls through conflict, helping them learn to consider others first, how to communicate respectfully, and even how to pray about all things. I heard them today "encouraging" eachother with words like "you can do it" and " do you need my help". My heart jumps for joy to see these 3 year olds blossoming!