Specialty

The Queen of Windsor (or was the the Queen of Santa Rosa?) visited James' preschool earlier this month.



The classrooms all make a big deal of pushing their desks together and creating a royal banquet table. The teachers decorate. It is marvelous! The kids are given the option to dress in costume to meet the queen and feast at the royal ball. What a neat way to engage in creative play, teach table manners, and put a little zip in a month that has been largely cold, grey, and damp.

I love this picture because I see James being shy but wanting a hug from his queen, then getting totally sidetracked by becoming fascinated with her gloves.

Pool Buoy

Thanks to his older sister's help, James has become comfortable wearing a "floatie" while in a pool:



Some days he loves to bounce by himself or with me holding him, yelling "Boing! Boing! Boing! We count to three and then twirl around in circles, right, left, right, and left again. Sometimes his sister will hold his hands with hers and off the will kick together in their "floaties."

Other days he prefers to sit quietly, with the "floatie" to help stabilize him and keep him above water, should he stumble or tip over. On this trip, James seemed fascinated with touching and testing the surface of the water. How marvelous it must feel to him.