Recently, at Terra Luz (Krista's Group)

Recent Comments:

Allie: "When is the 'offer' coming?

Me: " I'm not sure what you mean..."

Allie: "You know, the offer...the person who write the book..."

Me: "Oh, I think that you are asking about the author"

Allie: "No, I'm sure I'm talking about the offer."

Ava: "I had fun with my family this weekend!"

Natalie, pointing to one of the wooden Waldorf-inspired toys: "Oh look--a rainbow, how Marbleous!"

Scenes from Outside:

Corbin, (getting ready to race with Sophia), "I'm starting my engine, VROOM VROOM!"

Mia and Anika pretending to be cats as they crawled on their hands and knees across the patio, meowing and stopping periodically to do cat stretch pose.

All of the children, splishing and splashing in the puddles, tracing one another's feet with sidewalk chalk, forming conga lines and dancing to Music Together CDs.

Rainy Day Conversations:

Jalie, "The rain sounds like music--sometimes my mommy and daddy save a cup of rain for me to drink."

Me: "It's raining cats and dogs!'

This sparked a conversation about pet names. Here's what we now know:

• Corbin has two cats named Viscus and Barnaby (apparently, Barnaby likes to eat lotion)
• Jalie has a cat named Franny
• Anika has a cat named Paloo
• Mia has a dog named Niles
• Damon has a dog named Kona (and Bobie, the stuffed dog)
• Zaidan has a cat named Waffels
• Alaira has a dog named Sukie, and a cat named Sigh
• Ava has a cat named Bella ( she's black and white)

The Roly Poly's Odyssey:

Mia, Jalie, McKenna and Corbin followed the trail of a roly poly as it crossed the patio. The friends never touched the bug, just crawled behind him, watching carefully and narrating what they saw.

Mia G. said, "Oh he is so sweet and cute!"

Corbin said, "Maybe his name is McKenna!"

Scenes from the Sand Box

Jason and Mia collaborating on a sand village. Mia proclaiming, " I LOVE sitting next to Jason, he's sooooo awesome!"

Alaira ( the vegetarian) offering her friends a bowl of 'sand meat'.

Scenes from the Classroom:

Alaira and Anika cuddled up, looking at books in the book nook.

Mia G. lining up animals on a small rug. The rug had a bump in it and Mia said, "These animals want to climb the hill." She tried to balance them on the 'hill' to no avail, and finally said, "they'll just take the stairs."

Anika singing quietly to herself as she changed her baby doll at the changing table.

Corbin, Jalie, Jason, McKenna, Mia G., Natalie forming a spontaneous drum line through the nap room and the classroom

Lunchtime Conversation:

Alaira to Mia G.: "I love you!"

Mia: "Ms. Krista, Alaira LOVES ME, and I love you too."

Me: "Let's eat our good food so that we can grow big and strong."

Corbin: 'Food makes me tinkle and poo-poo."

Mia G.: "I drink a lot of prune juice and it makes me grow big like trees"

Anika: "I grow big like trees, too!"