A Christmas Carol Train Tour

The Christmas Carol Movie has a sponsored train tour that is going from city to city right now.  It's a must-see for anyone who's into digital animation.  A lot of it was over the little guy's head, but it was free and he enjoyed the trip to Union Station.

"The Daddy Holds"

Aunt Nen would be proud...

Look at this little guy go:

makin' pizzas

Pouring Rice

Ian at "School"

I'm sure it will suprise no one to hear that we've decided to take a Montessori approach to Ian's pre-school education. We also decided to include his little friends with a series of "school" playdates. We started on Friday by introducing a simple color and shape sorting activity, which they loved.

Playschool week 1

Here are some pix of Ian doing his "homework:"

homework

As you can see, no fun at all! Next week: Scooping with spoons, which is sure to be a big hit and a big mess!

(What am I knitting, you ask? Well, other than a chapeau with serious math issues, check out: www.birthinghandsdc.com)

(What math issues, you wonder? Well, if you try to calculate an increase while supervising a two year old, you may find yourself ending a round on a half a repeat instead of a full one. Horrors! Then, thinking yourself quite a clever girl, you might think, "oh, I'll just add in the other half a repeat over a few rounds and then I'll put an embellishment on top, and it will never show. Then you try to do this while supervising said two-year-old, and end up with:

From math

Nice. 'Cause apparently, although Ian can count, Mommy cannot!)