My aunt — in addition to being a corporate real estate lawyer — is a very talented artist. When I saw her last month at my sister’s wedding, she pulled me aside conspiratorially at one point to show me her
Nature Journal
Chalk It Up
More handwriting practice today! My three-year-old has really been into the Reading 1A trial course from the Ron Paul Curriculum. He has only watched the first three videos, but he’s watched each of them several times over the past five
Follow the Child
Just yesterday I wrote that I wasn’t sure if my three-year-old was ready to try handwriting yet this summer. He’s been loving with the Ron Paul Curriculum this summer, but mainly focusing on phonics, not handwriting. Then today he went
Working Lunch
When you work full-time and are also trying to teach your kids some stuff, you need to make good use of your time at home. For big brother and me, that often means doing a lot of learning while little
Up He Grows!
Something about three seems to making my older son grow at light speed. Since he hit his birthday in December, it’s been non-stop new skills and ever-increasing independence. This week alone, he graduated from a mattress on the floor to
Teeny Tiny Photographer on the Trail
As preparation for our trip to Olympic National Park this summer, we took our littles hiking. For the past few months, we have been letting our older son, who is three, take photos around the house with our camera. This
Teeny Tiny Photographer II
In March, I wrote about how my three-year-old son has started taking photos around the house. Â This has become a regular part of our routine, so I wanted to share some more shots he has taken. Â Seeing our everyday life
Cave Hike
We are taking our boys to Olympic National Park for a week this summer, so we did a little trial run this weekend. Â We hiked down to a cave near our house — about a 2.5 mile loop — with
Bird Watching
To say that I enjoy watching birds is a bit of an understatement. Essentially, if you are driving, don’t ask me to navigate because chances are good that I’m going to miss our turn if an interesting bird flies overhead.
Montessori: Flow
I’m no kind of perfect Montessori mom. Â In fact, I do horrifying things like make my babies sleep in a crib and let them play with toys that are plastic. Â I know, right? But I do think Montessori has some