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Healthy Kid Lunches
Henry graduated from the Youngest Children’s Community at his Montessori school. He’s been there since he was 18 months-old, so it was a bittersweet transition. The teachers and I cried as we said goodbye, and we exchanged gifts. The nice part is that we were able to transfer him to a different campus (of the same school), so our commute is cut in half.When he was in the Youngest Children’s Community, the children worked together to make lunch for themselves every day: tacos, pizza, sandwiches, hummus, etc. It was the sweetest, most amazing thing. Now that he’s in primary (ages 3-6), we have to send him with a lunch… Read More -
Making a Change
For me, when it comes to making a change in my life, my first step is usually to be clear about what I want to change. I did that a couple weeks ago in this post when I wrote about wanting to eat healthier foods and get more exercise.
Sadly, it hasn’t led to any change in my life! I’ve still been indulging in unhealthy foods and not making any time for exercise. Identifying that I have been stress-eating didn’t do anything to help abate said stress-eating.So now it’s time for step two. For me, step two–when it comes to making a change in my life–is getting really specific… Read More -
Gifts for a Three Year-Old
I don’t really like thinking about Christmas before Thanksgiving, but it’s often a necessary part of gift-giving! First we came up with a list of things to get our friends and family. Next, we began the process of generating the list of things that we would want (per the request of our family). Here’s what I came up with for Henry:- Hands-on Memory game
- Book about building with children
- Hammering shapes
- Stethoscope
- Binoculars
- Bongo drums
- Walkie-talkies
- Hoot Owl Hoot board game
- Candyland board game
- Dump truck
- Annual pass to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary
- Slide whistle
- Push broom
- Flywheel Powered zeCar
- Giant farm puzzle
- Giant fire truck puzzle
- Car
