Wonderfull (Full of Wonder) Wednesday

Truly, is there anything more wonderfull than reading a book--snuggled up with mama, dolly in arms, wearing a sparkling tutu?!?!  Oh yeah, the curls, too!

Bliss.

This Moment... A Day Late

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

My Favorite Little Man

Today is my nephew, Monkey's, birthday! He is four. Wait... How did that happen? I mean, it seems like not too long ago I was sitting in a Target parking lot, watching Mama jumping up and down and screaming because my sister, Meagan, just got a positive pregnancy test (She took it in the Target bathroom). It really cannot have been that long since I held that tiny baby boy in my arms for the first time, or since he gave me the nick name "Fee", or since he fell in love with Bunny and they became dear friends. Really, it feels like just yesterday.

Like most boys his age, Monkey loves anything that has to do with super heroes. The couch monster is our enemy, and we are constantly saving people from it's evil clutches. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a favorite of his (and an old favorite of mine as well), so I decided to try to make him a blue mask (he told me the blue guy is his favorite). The Leonardo mask was coming along well, when I suddenly got a brilliant idea about making a turtle shell backpack out of a green fleece scarf that Mama has gotten at a ridiculous clearance price and told me I could use. I drew out a plan (stopping to ask the Hubs if it looked right), and began to cut and sew. It turned out slightly smaller than I had pictured, but I only had so much scarf with which to work. I backed it with grey fleece, elasticised the top, and added straps. I can't wait to give it to him this evening.

More pics to come...

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ November 14th-18th ~ The Letter G

Grateful, Green, Grapes, Garrett.....

We talked about being grateful and made some very sweet "grateful" leaves which the children glued onto cardstock..

We ate a LOT of GREEN food--green beans, green peas, green salad, green grapes, green kiwi, green broccoli!

The children made our traditional handprint turkeys--greatly loved by the mamas and daddies!

We read Thankful for Thanksgiving and made some new, very cute finger-dot turkeys...

And I made little acorns (found on Pinterest) for the children for snack and to take home to share.

We take a break this next week to celebrate Thanksgiving and then back to playschool to continue our ABCs and Christmas Fun!

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Season's Best-Thanksgiving Link Up

This "TwinCousin" Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Heart Warming

As some of you might have noticed, it is now November. Every morning, there is a layer of glistening frost on the grass. Every evening, it gets dark a little bit sooner. And getting dressed takes an extra layer and a little bit longer than it did just a short time ago. Bunny's woolens have proven to be an excellent investment as I have been trying to find the perfect balance of warm enough, but not too hot of clothing for Bunny.

This is a list of what we wear in our central WV climate. Always be sure to add extras if it is rainy, cloudy, windy, or if fingers are cold to the touch.


Warmth from head to toe:

Fall through Spring~ Inside

~65* (our regular indoor temp)

• Woolsilk undershirt (Cotton, if I have washed the woolsilk one and it is laying out to dry.)
• Cotton Long sleeved shirt.
• Long pants
• Cotton socks

Fall through Sping~ Outside

~ 65*-

• Woolsilk undershirt
• Cotton long sleeved shirt
• Long pants.
• Cotton socks
• Knock-off crocs

~60*- ~

• Woolsilk undershirt
• Cotton long sleeved shirt
• Cotton sweat jacket or sweater
• Long pants.
• Cotton socks
• Boots

~55*- ~

• Cotton hat 
• Woolsilk undershirt
• Cotton long sleeved shirt
• Wool sweater
• Cotton long johns
• Long pants.
• Wool socks
• Boots

~50*- ~

• Wool hood ( I love that it comes down around her cheeks and neck, so there is no need for a scarf)
• Woolsilk undershirt
• Cotton long sleeved shirt
• Wool sweater
• Wool mittens
• Cotton long johns
• Long pants.
• Wool socks
• Boots 

 ~45*- ~

• Wool hood
• Woolsilk undershirt
• Wool long sleeved shirt
• Winter coat
• Wool mittens
• Wool long johns
• Long pants (or snow pants if it is snowy)
• Wool socks
• Boots 

If the temp is below 35*, we do not usually venture out into the bitter cold. If I got up the courage to, Bunny would probably wear all of the above, plus a second layer of long johns and socks.

Click here for my post on Bunny's woolens, and where I bought them.

I bought Bunny these boots, since her knock-off crocs were letting her feet get wet and cold (even with two pairs of socks). She cannot walk well at all in rain boots but she does great in these. Our newest little boy, Izaac, who is 21 months old, had the same issue with rain boots and these (he has the same ones in a different color) work great for him too.

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ November 7th-11th ~ The Letter F

Fall, Friends, and Fun were what we were all about this week!  We read and re-read a sweet book called The Best Gift of All (which took place in Fall and was about Friends!) along with reading a few seasonal poems. We spent hours outside enjoying Indian Summer.  We made leaf crowns, hammered golf tees into pumpkins, and made leaf rubbings.

Friday, we only had a few children, but wanted to be sure to do this little favorite Fall project...

This Moment X3

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Wonderfull (Full of Wonder) Wednesday

 

Nature Walk. Bear Cave. (Ok... water run-off "cave") Cousins. (4th... 5th. whatever. still counts.)

Wonderfull. Wonder-filled. Enchanted Childhood.

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ October 31th - November 4th ~ The Letter E

This week we read Horton Hatches an Egg and made sweet little "hatching eggs".

We then spent two days reading Horton Hears a Who and making Elephant masks....

and Elephant handprints!

Falling for Fall

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.  So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.

~  Nathaniel Hawthorne ~

"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and
watch the leaves turn." ~ Elizabeth Lawrence ~

"The milkweed pods are breaking, And the bits of silken down
Float off upon the autumn breeze, Across the meadows brown."
~ Cecil Cavendish ~

  "Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
fluttering from the autumn tree."~ Emily Bronte ~

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
~ Albert Camus ~

Come said the wind to the leaves one day,

Come o're the meadows and we will play.

Put on your dresses scarlet and gold,

For summer is gone and the days grow cold.

A Children's Song of the 1880's