Fancy dresses? CHECK
Fancy tights? CHECK
Party shoes? CHECK
Potluck dish, plus picnic blanket, plates and utensils? CHECK
Two hyper & overtired girls and one frazzled mom? CHECK
Then it’s time for the annual preschool Graduation Ceremony in the school garden, complete with adorable kid singing, ribbons bestowed on each child and a MayPole dance!
“I love the mountains, I love [...]
Entries Tagged as 'preschooler'
Preschool Graduation
June 24th, 2010 1 Comment
Tags: preschooler · sugar · sugar kitty
Never-Never-land
May 25th, 2010 1 Comment
My preschooler is on a quest for a Nanny.
She writes up an advertisement for someone to take care of her when her mother is busy, distracted, or grumpy. The two job requirements are:
-Must Speak English
-Must Be Friendly
Ava is hoping for Mary Poppins or Maria from The Sound of Music (I’ve had no luck explaining that [...]
Tags: Mary Poppins · nanny · preschooler
Four Going on Fourteen
April 20th, 2010 No Comments
April vacation, and A is alternately a diva and a doll, soaring through emotional highs and lows. My mom has always said that age Four is a “mini-adolescence,” but I didn’t quite get it until today.
“I’m NEVER going to talk to you again, Mommy!” A announced, in public, at Open Play Gymnastics. The other [...]
Tags: adolescence · preschooler · school vacation
The Princess Phase
April 11th, 2010 No Comments
The revelation comes at bathtime:
“Mommy, you know what? All the Princesses meet a Prince in their movies!”
My daughter’s eyes grow wide with the thrill of discovery. At age 4, she’s utterly captivated by the Disney Princesses, despite my best efforts to downplay them. These nine highnesses shine like beacons of magic, beauty and power, the [...]
Tags: Ariel · Aurora · Cinderella · Disney princess · Dora the Explorer · preschooler · princesses · Snow White
Playdate Parade
March 12th, 2010 1 Comment
We haven’t hosted many playdates at our house since C was born. When it comes to girls, Two feels like enough company and Three’s usually a crowd.
But today a small miracle occurred. We brought A’s friend M home with us after preschool, and it was a rousing success!
In fact, having M here actually made life [...]
Tags: playdate · preschooler · Sleeping Beauty
Ho Ho Hoax
December 27th, 2009 2 Comments
I don’t know what to do about Santa.
At age 4, Ava has fully grasped what happens on Christmas. The anticipation of presents has whipped her into a Christmas frenzy, nearly equal to my own holiday stress.
While I worry about shopping, spending, wrapping, decorating, and not baking enough cookies, my daughter writes out party invitations and [...]
Tags: Christmas · preschooler · Santa Claus
The Dark Season
October 18th, 2009 1 Comment
Give me October in Vermont and I’ll give you apple-picking, leaf-raking, and blazing orange-red hills.
I’ll also give you 35 degrees and raining. This morning I manhandled A. into her winter parka and physically pushed her out the door. She was refusing to go outside due to the cold, and I was having an anxiety-inducing [...]
Tags: daylight saving time · Parenting · preschooler · winter
Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
April 10th, 2009 No Comments
You can call me Diana Whitney, the poet formerly known as Diana Sabot. My 3-and -a-half year old daughter, whom I’ll refer to as A., now calls me “Diana” too. As in, “Hey Diana? You know my friend Hello Kitty?”
Sometimes she still calls me “Mommy”, but we’ve entered a new phase of self-expression [...]
Tags: preschooler