Peach Festival

We had a great time today at the Peach Festival. It is always a treat to buy fresh peaches, drink peach lemonade, and eat peaches and cream. Although, hot, we made it through. Izzy was a good sport and went on a few rides all by herself. Then everyone came over to our house for lunch. It is nice to see Izzy playing with her cousins, as they are beginning to actually "play" together.

New Group at School

Izzy will be moving to a more advanced group in her toddler room in August (or September). This group is a transition group that begins to really use the Montessori materials (rods, pink blocks, etc.) and begins to focus on the necessary skills for independence with a 3-5 year old group in the Early Childhood Class . We are waiting for 3 kiddos to move out of that group and then Izzy will go in. The good part is we really like that teacher. Izzy has had her since she began attending her school in Dec. 2007. It is also a benefit that she is potty trained which is what hinders a lot of kids from moving out of the toddler class.

Things we are doing

Lately, Izzy has wanted to paint. So I have been getting out her paints and paint brushes and having her go at it. Her teacher commented that she really concentrates when she is painting. I then went into explaining that she paints a lot at home and it is something she enjoys. Her latest painting was fun because we did it on wrapping paper after dinner and we all were able to contribute. She liked the octopus that I painted.



We rented a Thomas movie and she is into trains for the moment. We had gotten a pretty large set (as you can see from the picture) from our friends Amanda and Bruce whose kiddos got a new set (love hand-me-downs) and so we pulled that out and played with that in the entry hall. When the weather is too hot to play outside, it is fun to find things to do on the nice, cool tile.


We also made a shaker bottle with water, oil, and food coloring. Izzy used her glass pitchers and a funnel. It was fun. I sort of wish she hadn't chose green as a color since it is kind of hard to see, but it is her's. I am going to try to have her make a few more and then we can also put buttons or glitter in them, and then we can make a bowling set out of them. Should be fun.

Trip to Pick Fruit

Last weekend we headed to Impossible Acres in Davis to pick some peaches, late blackberries, and apricots. Izzy had a good time picking the fruit especially the peaches and apricots. Although, I have decided that my picking days are over. For the same price someone can pick the fruit for me and bring it to our local Farmer's Markets. But, it's not for me though. My kid needs to learn that fruit comes from trees and brambles, so start picking.