• Both in their own little worlds. Alice is watching construction across the road, and Lilly is erasing letters with a water paintbrush. And I’m grateful for a few moments of peace. ✌🏻
  • She told me, ‘Leo likes sparkles and glittery things so that’s why I’m using this paint. I’m painting a picture of his family.’ She’s chosen to gift Leo a harness and leash for Christmas in the hope that he can come on walks with us every day. If there’s any cat in the world that’ll walk on a leash, I wouldn’t hesitate to say he may be one. He currently sits in the window and watches us and awaits our return, and Lilly gets sad thinking he may be lonely without us. #leotheloveablecat #mainecoonlife
  • I had different ideas for this wall when we moved in. But Lilly insisted she wanted it as close to how her kitchen was arranged in our former home, right down to the exact artwork on the wall. A child’s need for order in a new environment. ❤️ All that’s left is hanging a couple houseplants and finishing our mealtime blessings book. 🌱
  • ‘Tis the season to snuggle and read lots of books by the Christmas tree. 🎄+ 📚+ ☕️ = 🤗
  • Snuggles. 💕
  • “Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.” — Maria Montessori
  • Working her way to 💯. I introduced the hundred board last week, and initially set out tiles 1-20 on her shelf. I’ve been gradually adding more sets of 10 to the jar as she becomes more familiar with 20s, 30s, 40s, etc. I’m still figuring out how best to keep our math materials stored in our joint schoolroom since they have so many tiny pieces and are very attractive to my toddler (not to mention a choking hazard and I have major anxiety about this!). One of the things I’ve found helpful is putting the small pieces into closed Mason jars. Lilly is still able to access the materials, and Alice seems to really enjoy taking the jars off the shelf, looking at the pieces and parts through the glass, and then returning them to their designated spot. I’m sure at some point Alice will become more persistent about wanting them open, but for now she’s content to simply look at them. 👍🏻
  • Lilly is happiest when she’s creating. I love finding her drawings and paintings scattered throughout the house. ❤️

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