Last night Lily decided she needed to build a word. “I can do it.”, proclaims a dancing goofball. She wanted to make my name, and did so on her own, for the first half anyway. Then, after a moment of playing with her fridge word builder, she decided to make the word “bed”. She located […]
Big Meadows Reservoir hike
A few days ago, the three of us hiked around Big Meadows Reservoir, west of South Fork, Colorado. Her immense love for the flowers was delightful. The endless curiosity is admirable. We shall go back and discover more soon!
Numeracy: Addition, Subtraction, and a 5th Wheel
Well… she can add now. 🙂 She picked up three items tonight (tires, as it so happens – Legos) and said, and I quote, “I have three tires here, but I need one more cuz this car needs four. So, if I have one more tire then I’ll have four.” After a moment Mama said, […]
Grids, Balls, Little Person, and Kitty Cats
Today, after getting what appeared to be a fairly decent night’s rest, Lily popped down for breakfast and started counting the fire makers (lighter sticks) in the package on the counter. She indicated, as she touched each, that there were a total of 5. Then she counted the ginger bread cookie cutters (4) and the […]