One good thing about a 2 yr. old getting money for Christmas is that you can buy things you know no one would normally think to buy (how many grandparents do you know that get a Montessori Services catalog in their mailbox?) So, with P's money from his paternal grandparents this year, I picked this from our "wish list" of Montessori things. P. played a long time with just one cylinder block, but Mike was much more ambitious and decided to do all 4 at once. N. is supervising so no pieces get lost, they don't get dumped erratically (I'm afraid those knobs won't stand up to 4yo boyhood) or puppies (imagine the fun they'd have chewing on those!) and speaking of puppies...
Look how they've grown! We estimate they weigh about 20lbs. now. K. took these pictures while lying in the backyard with them (see the evidence of our drought? that brown scratchy stuff is supposed to be grass. the good soaking rain I thought we got the other day? turned out to only be less than .5")
Romeo says, "what did you say? did you just say what I think you just said? smile? don't you know we canines can't smile?" he cocks his head like this every time we whistle real short and he's not sure if it came out of our mouth or not.
Juliet, we decided yesterday (from O and J's Latin lesson), should've been named Regina, the Latin word for "queen." because she thinks she is one. As evidenced by this pose. In this season of life, when my only New Year's resolution is to pause, and enjoy life, motherhood, being a wife and child of the King more, puppies are a great addition and reminder to slow down and enjoy.
One good thing about a 2 yr. old getting money for Christmas is that you can buy things you know no one would normally think to buy (how many grandparents do you know that get a Montessori Services catalog in their mailbox?) So, with P's money from his paternal grandparents this year, I picked this from our "wish list" of Montessori things. P. played a long time with just one cylinder block, but Mike was much more ambitious and decided to do all 4 at once. N. is supervising so no pieces get lost, they don't get dumped erratically (I'm afraid those knobs won't stand up to 4yo boyhood) or puppies (imagine the fun they'd have chewing on those!) and speaking of puppies...
Look how they've grown! We estimate they weigh about 20lbs. now. K. took these pictures while lying in the backyard with them (see the evidence of our drought? that brown scratchy stuff is supposed to be grass. the good soaking rain I thought we got the other day? turned out to only be less than .5")
Romeo says, "what did you say? did you just say what I think you just said? smile? don't you know we canines can't smile?" he cocks his head like this every time we whistle real short and he's not sure if it came out of our mouth or not.
Juliet, we decided yesterday (from O and J's Latin lesson), should've been named Regina, the Latin word for "queen." because she thinks she is one. As evidenced by this pose. In this season of life, when my only New Year's resolution is to pause, and enjoy life, motherhood, being a wife and child of the King more, puppies are a great addition and reminder to slow down and enjoy.
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