I'm so thankful for the good fortune in our lives, especially when it comes to early childhood education for the Moses kidlets. LouAnne Sather has been a godsend, having both of the kids every day starting when they were 10 and 12 weeks old. When they were babies, LouAnne was an experienced mother, grandmother, and care provider I could get inspiration and advice from, and -- most importantly -- she has a gift for sharing her wisdom in ways that still supported me and my instincts as a new mom.
I wrote last year about her conversion to a nature preschool, Wandering Roots. It is a treasure of a place, filled with everything I could want for my kids. This collection of pictures is a snapshot of Alex's second year at Wandering Roots, his final year here before kindergarten. I could write novels about the stories, but will try to let the pictures speak for themselves, with a few captions to provide guideposts ...
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| Outdoor Painting! |
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| One of their baking days focused on spiders. They made bread in the shape of a spider (with cheese dip!) and spiders on their sandwiches. |
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| The pumpkin ideas/experiments all came from the kids! |
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| spider houses! |
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| This day focused on green veggies. Love it! |
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| Look at all those fine motor skills being put to work. So impressed. |
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| This summer they found and watched tadpoles grow. |
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| Serious work in the outdoor mud kitchen |
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| Another mud kitchen shot. Many a day I've showed up and been offered soup or muffins! |
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| Mmmm baking with pumpkin. |
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| The kids eat outside in all weather. |
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| Check out these little cornucopias! |
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| We love friends |
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| I'm guessing maybe he is demonstrating a track size? |
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| Rolling down the hill! |
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| They bake every Wednesday |
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| Nice shot of the creek and foot bridge. |
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| Out on a hike. |
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| Check out the cute little "fireplace"! |
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| Excitement on Alex's face! |
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| The santa visit is a tradition. And Alex wore a bow tie and plaid because "mommy loves them both." |
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| I'm pretty impressed by this painted heart. |
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| Alex and a friend pretending they are eagles about to fly from the snow hill. |
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| Neverending snow fun. |
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| Making a trail for something ... |
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| Ahhh, this explains it! |
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| painting! |
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| Groundhog pancakes on Groundhog Day |
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| The last week of school, the kids served breakfasts every day to parents. Here is Alex and Gavin. |
