If you’re blessed like me to have an energetic 5-year-old in your life, I don’t have to tell you that there are days when I wonder if my child is ever NOT talking. From age 2 until about 8, kids seem to dominate most conversations that they’re a part of. A piece of it, I’m sure,…
preschool
Preschool Is Ending. Hold Me.
In a couple of short weeks, we’ll be closing the chapter on one of the most fun, most challenging chapters of Ayva’s life. She’ll be finishing up preschool and heading to kindergarten in the fall. Is this outrageous or what? I’m just getting used to being the mother of a preschooler and now, grade school?…
Cute Doll Alert: Meet Chantal from The Beatrix Girls
My 5 year old has ever met a doll that she didn’t like. What can I say? She takes after her Mama! When I was her age, I carried a doll baby every where that I went, and Ayva is definitely following in my footsteps. As Ayva gets older, though, her preference is changing from…
Ayva is 5
Really? Like, where does the time go? Ayva is 5 years old today, and I’m actually still tripping over the fact that I even had a baby! Now that baby is a walking, talking, singing, dancing little ball of sass. This year is particularly poignant because it’s her last year of preschool. Kindergarten starts in the…
Books About Dance For Little Kids
If there’s one thing most little kids have in common, it’s their love of moving and dancing. They get a lot of time practicing in the womb, and when they’re finally freed and out in the world, turn on some music and kids will do what they do! Well, this week is National Dance Week,…