Auntie Kimm

Bella's Auntie Kimm was gracious enough to host a preschool day for us. Wouldn't you know it, Quincy got sick. Darn it- she missed out on a ton of fun.

Kimm, Bella and Anna making a craft.

Anna, Bella and "friends" all smiles with their painting.

The girls are learing all about the letter "F"

Bella is creating the letter "F" with beans and glue-

Anna is creating her letter "F" with beans and glue.

What a beautiful layout. Thanks so much Kimm for hosting such a fun day.

Teaching the essentials

Today for preschool the girls learned all about fire safety. Do they look prepared for a fire emergency? I will have to talk to Ami about changing Quincy's clothes. Notice she already wore this outfit to preschool?

Our First Field Trip

What would it be like to be trapped in a cage all day, every day for the rest of your life? Of course Ami couldn't just tag along and enjoy the zoo. She had to share her philosophies.


The girls trying on the turtle costumes.

Thank goodness for the glass that was between the kids and the tiger.

Trey is mighty excited about something.

Trey loved the penguins as much as the bigger girls.


The girls wanted us to put the big cats on their "list".

Two little cuties sittin' in tree...

Quincy and Bella waiting to see the "A"nimals

We probably won't be able to go back to the zoo because Ami lied about

Quincy's age to save $3...

Of course Ami was with us so it wouldn't be preschool if we didn't stop by Costco to pick up a few things. Oh and teach the girls some invaluable life lessons, as she likes to put it.

As the other half of our "team teaching" duo, I am thrilled to author my first preschool blog. I have worked very hard to make sure our sweet girls are getting the best possible education. I take my work very seriously, but my first priority is that Bella and Quincy HAVE FUN. Yes, there have been times when I have put countless hours into a school day, but the smiles, hugs and valuable lessons learned are worth it.

Sincerely,

Miss Selina

Enjoy pictures of our First Field Trip to Zoo Boise

Big B little b what begins with "b"

Today was my first day of teaching. The girls, Trey and I journeyed to Sams club where they learned a valuable lesson....how to get your money back for a defective item, even if you don't have the receipt (it helped that they were able to look the purchase up on line). The kids were extremely patient and were rewarded with a trip around the store in which they could gawk at all the displayed toys (christmas really starts in September, didn't ya know). Let me be very clear, Selina, we ONLY looked at items beginning with the letter "b". They were then treated to an extremely unhealthy, artery clogging, bargain lunch at Sam's food court. An hour and a half later we were on our way home. The girls spent the rest of preschool time working on the letter "b" worksheets and finding items around the house that begin with "b".


Here's what we found.......



"B"ella and Quincy doing "b"ead work.


"b"lue "b"oots

"b"ikes- ok technically tricycles but c'mon.

"baby" "b"rother "b"abbling on the phone to his Dad.


As I was walking out the door this man stopped me and told me he thought I was such a patient, beautiful mother that I deserved beautiful flowers.


Please! nothing like that EVER happens to me. What really happened is........


A man stopped me as we were walking out the door and said Sam's club was giving away 2 dozen roses to show customer appreciation. Thanks, I said. I can dream, can't I?

First Day

Selina hosted the first official day of preschool at her house. The girls were so excited. They learned all about the letter A.

Library Day

Activities at the library are a welcome addition to our preschool curriculum. This month is story and art.


Trey gets to hang out in the kiddie room. I can't believe he is getting sooooo BIG!

Preschool 101

Selina and I decided to attempt preschool on our own this year. We couldn't resist the memory making scenories we managed to conjure up in our imaginations. I imagine a month from now I'll regret this decision but today it seems like a great plan.