First Days of School

Owen and Josh have started school this year!  Owen is in pre-K at Nurturing Knowledge's Greenwood school, and Josh and Dan have started Crown Hill Toddlers Co-op with Teacher Janice.

Owen loves his new school and friends, and the philosophy and atmosphere really jives with our parenting style and Owen's personality.  First day of school photos, July 8, 2013 (Front door, back of the couch, like a zombie):

 

Then, there's Josh.  Josh doesn't have the social network that Owen did, and hasn't spent a whole lot of time around other kids his age.  Co-op preschool will be a nice introduction to that!  For Toddlers, it's one morning per week for two hours.  Dan goes with Josh every time, but will have some parent education time while he's there.  Josh wasn't very excited to get there this week, but lasted the full two hours once he got to exploring.  The extra challenge for now is that Josh likes to nap early (he's an early riser, between 5:00 and 6:00 most mornings), so co-op overlaps with his ideal napping time.  I'm sure it will be fine when we get fully into the new routine.  Here are some pictures of Josh's first day, September 25, 2013 (Living room, play house, playground slide):

Bonus: Josh is counting to 12 these days and recognizes over half of the alphabet, and LOVES to play with letter and number magnets.  He moves them from the fridge to the dishwasher, and then back again.  With each trip, he joyfully shouts out the letter or number he's transporting: "E!!  D!!  9!!"  Video(s) coming soon. :)