Parenting

Our First KinderProject… and a PigSong!

When we were at Jeff's birthday party a few weeks ago, we were sitting around a table gabbing with some friends who just had their first baby a few months ago. Someone asked me about Declan and we started talking about his school, and I…

Art Camp, Year 2

After a looooooooooooooooooong week home with us (or more accurately, at the office with us), Declan started back at his old daycare this week. I am not sure who was more happy about it: him or us.Several of his old friends and teachers are still…

Boy Bratz & Raising Cain

Remember when I hijacked Izzy's Bratz thread and went off on child beauty pageants? Well, Bryan sent me an email I have been meaning to get back to."Fortunately for boys, they have absolutely no pressure to be anything at all. They are not pushed into…

Dingos Ate My Diorama

Declan's latest Family Project for school involved choosing an animal at the zoo that began with the first letter of his name and then making a diorama showcasing said animal. Since Declan is still fairly obsessed with the Wiggles, he chose a dingo - since…

Metaphysics with a 4 Year Old

This morning at breakfast, we were humming along to John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change" - seeing as Declan is quickly acquiring my taste in music (much to the chagrin of his father).I was singing the words and Declan suddenly said, "What if…

100th Day Celebration

Yesterday was Declan's 100th day of school. Apparently this is a big deal, because they had a party with lots of activities and - of course, lots of sugar! Along with the party, we had another family project due - this time we had to…

I think we made the right move.

I am home today because Declan's school is closed and we had parent teacher conferences. In a nutshell, he is doing awesome and she wanted to start putting him in the Kindergarten class one day a week after Xmas to test the waters. She is…