This past week has been much of the same as far as learning goes - independent learning with LeapFrog Tag, Max in BrainQuest, Toddler Signing Videos, and Alphabet and Counting.  But, then Gigi and Pa invited us to join them for a quick trip to St. Louis, MO.
First Stop: The Magic House.  This place was [...]

I have almost nothing to say.
Well, I do - my brain just doesn’t feel like being coherent, so forgive me if I jump around a bit.  OBVIOUSLY, metaphorically seeing as how it’s going to take some major willpower just to remove myself from this recliner.
Besides having mush for a brain, I feel like I’ve accomplished [...]

    
The last few days have been a little nuts around here as we’ve tried to regroup not as a family unit, but also begin homeschooling again.  I re-introduced the clothespins activity (where she empties a jar of clothespins and puts them back in…a favorite of hers), as well as some new activities.
Late last week, [...]

We’ve been off of homeschool for so long, it really is time that we get back into it with a renewed vigor. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure someone swiped and threw out my homeschool papers I’d had printed out. We won’t name any names or anything, because in all seriousness, it could have been [...]

Painting…my face…with chili mac.

Coloring!

We colored a toilet paper roll…

Then, we cut it up….

They were supposed to go on a necklace for “introduction to beading” but munchbutt found a much more fashionable alternative…bangles.

Sticking toothpicks in foam.
We were practicing fine motor skills, but turns out - these are some of her favorite “activities.” Well, second only [...]

Although we haven’t completed everything on the 3-12 Months list, I’m going to start working on this one as well. It’s not that I don’t think she’s CAPABLE of doing the other things, I just never really thought to have her try on a glove in the middle of summer. Bad mommy. [...]

I’ve been incredibly busy researching and trying to figure out some sort of way to “map” L’s progress with the new skills she’s learning. I felt like I had all of these Montessori skills and ideas to try out, but they all floated around randomly. I wanted something that I could look at [...]

Since last week, when I really began learning about the Montessori method and implementing it in our life, I’ve noticed a difference in Lorelei. Of course, there are many things that our current lives shared in common with the Montessori traditions, but by learning how to truly “study” my own child, I’ve learned so [...]

I found out rather quickly that there was no way one of the stepstools (stepladders) we already owned would work. Although they place her high enough, Lorelei still can’t reach the faucet - and, since we won’t be installing a child-sized sink (with running water) - she may just have to use a wash [...]