She has a bit of Angie in her after all… the skiing backwards thing was my forte. Lily developed the ability to assess the amount of time she had to “prepare” between loading and unloading, on the way up the hill. After a few runs, I think her perception of the carpet ride was that […]
Learning to Ski
So, what skills, motor development, interpersonal confidence and courage, and social exploration do you suppose might be involved here… In addition to skiing, we spent time playing on frozen creeks, exploring the woods, tracking animal footprints, the joys of mud, roughing it in a cabin, and moon dough.
Planting Trees
Today, while Bugz was outside playing, she decided to plant a tree. I stumbled upon her project while routinely checking in on her play, after hearing silence for a bit too long. In her sandbox, Bugz had placed a tree branch, with about a dozen small branches attached. She was shoveling sand at the base, […]