these words were given to me years ago when i worked as a counselor at summer camp. they speak to my heart every time i read them. so i decided to make up a printable so i could put it on the wall in our preschool area. if they have an impact on you like …
co-sleeping and the family bed
hi. my name is andie. and i’m a co-sleeper. back when i taught preschool, and people would talk about having their baby/child sleep with them, i used to think “are you stinkin’ crazy?” and then Bear was born…. the first 4-5 months were rough {i’m not sure about the time, it was a sleep-deprived haze}. i …
turning a water table into a sand table
i bought Bear a water table 2 springs ago. it’s definitely gotten it’s $30 worth of use. but it’s sat in the garage since the fall. Bear loves going to the park and playing in the sand, but i didn’t want to put a sand box in our backyard. we’ve got some neighborhood cats and …
this week in pictures
just doing something different for today…a few highlights from our week. we didn’t do much preschool because it we had a playdate and we spent a lot of time outside 🙂 we found a new park with a super fast slide! Doc McStuffins became a inspiration for pretend play Bear showed he could write a T, …
my happy hippie boy
This post was written as a contribution to the Boys Have Long Hair, Too Blog Carnival. The participating bloggers are sharing their experiences, struggles, and opinions surrounding having a son who has long hair. howoldisshe?whatanicelittlegirl!howareyou,princess? these are oh-so common statements Bear and i hear when we are out in public. he is 31/2 and has yet to get …
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reorganizing our preschool area
in our house, we’ve got toys all over the place. i don’t mean strewn about, hanging from the ceiling fans or a piled up in corners… we keep them in every room…..the playroom downstairs, the living room, Bear’s room {that he doesn’t sleep in}, and the dining room. here’s the preschool area before the easel. …
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heart wall
i saw this heart wall at Toddler Approved around Valentine’s Day and thought it’d be so cute with all pictures. turns out i was right because shortly after that i found this: from Decor Pad so i decided to create my own hEaRT waLL in our bedroom so i could see some of my favorite pictures every day …
our preschool area
i’ve been wanting to show you our preschool area for a while now. but i just got around to having time to take pictures when it wasn’t a meSS. this area is actually the back of the dining room. the little wall on the left helps to separate from the kitchen. the shelf houses activity bins for playdough, …
our play room…before and in-between
not too long after i started blogging and started seeing all of these aMaZiNG pictures of pLayRooMS, i wanted one for our house. we have an average sized split-entry home with 3 bdrms and a bonus room/den for my hubs. up until recently, our family room had a pull-out couch in it that had only been used …
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kitchen safety…the fun way
thought i’d share with you one a way that we try to keep Bear sAFe while we’re cOOkiNG in the kitchen. we have an l-shaped kitchen/dining room area. so we set up Bear’s little saFeTY cONeS in the entry to the kitchen and the division of the kitchen and dining room. this keeps him far enough away from …