So, Emerald just got out of daycare for the summer. I can't believe she went to "school" for a whole year!! She just blossomed under her teachers' care--she started out incredibly shy and wanting to explore and play on her own. But since then, she has turned into quite the little social butterfly, and made many adorable little friends.
Amanda and Miranda (her teachers) said that she was their most studious student--during free play time, she especially enjoyed pretending to be the teacher, and reading books to herself and others. Which, I suppose is no surprise if you remember that both her parents have been bookworms their whole lives. I remember one of my favorite stories that Rhonda tells me about when Michael was a little boy was that he brought her a book and asked if he could read it--it was the dictionary! What a weird little guy J.
Besides reading, she has also gotten very interested in dance and art. Every day, she wants me to take her outside to color on the sidewalk with chalk, she colors several pictures a day for Daddy while he is at work (she especially favors markers and colored pencils, and prefers to use crayon on the fridge!), and dances her little heart out. I taught her how to twirl, and she mimics the Wiggle dancers surprisingly well. I've read that infants have a natural rhythm and connection with music, and it is definitely true of Emerald!
To encourage her new found love of the arts, Michael and I bought her some Christian children's albums that she seems to just adore. A forum friend suggested a recipe for toddler-friendly finger paints as well--plain yogurt with food coloring added--she can eat it and not get sick, and it doesn't stain quite as badly!
She may be out for the summer, but she and Gabriel are enrolled for next semester so mama can get a much needed break!!
--ANDIE!--
Amanda and Miranda (her teachers) said that she was their most studious student--during free play time, she especially enjoyed pretending to be the teacher, and reading books to herself and others. Which, I suppose is no surprise if you remember that both her parents have been bookworms their whole lives. I remember one of my favorite stories that Rhonda tells me about when Michael was a little boy was that he brought her a book and asked if he could read it--it was the dictionary! What a weird little guy J.
Besides reading, she has also gotten very interested in dance and art. Every day, she wants me to take her outside to color on the sidewalk with chalk, she colors several pictures a day for Daddy while he is at work (she especially favors markers and colored pencils, and prefers to use crayon on the fridge!), and dances her little heart out. I taught her how to twirl, and she mimics the Wiggle dancers surprisingly well. I've read that infants have a natural rhythm and connection with music, and it is definitely true of Emerald!
To encourage her new found love of the arts, Michael and I bought her some Christian children's albums that she seems to just adore. A forum friend suggested a recipe for toddler-friendly finger paints as well--plain yogurt with food coloring added--she can eat it and not get sick, and it doesn't stain quite as badly!
She may be out for the summer, but she and Gabriel are enrolled for next semester so mama can get a much needed break!!
--ANDIE!--
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