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Literacy Development through Natural Learning

April 17, 2015

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents” –Emilie Buchwald

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A Few Small Moments

March 15, 2015

“Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.” ― Charles Bukowski

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•yoga• Even though this snow storm is going to turn into a rainy mess by morning, we’re still settling in and have a day full of snowed in activities planned for tomorrow. Getting this storm started right with a little grounding with @cosmickidsyoga 🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻‍♀️ ✨ #kidsyoga #yogakids #yoga #cosmickidsyoga #snowstorm

•Calvin & Hobbes• The joy these two get from reading and giggling along with the adventures of that little boy & his tiger....oh man, I wish I could bottle it up. 👦🏼🐯 ✨ #calvinandhobbes #kidsandcomics #kidsreadingtokids #homeschool #selfdirectedlearning #brothers #myboys

•poop doula• 💩 That’s right. These last few weeks I’ve added poop doula to my lists of jobs. My daughter has been potty training since Christmas and she’s doing great except for when it’s time to poop. She screams: “Mama! Hold my hand! It’s coming!!” And then I take her hand, rub her back while she breathes heavy and labors for a moment before she gives up, pops up off the potty and says “Maybe later.” Over and over a million times a day. 🤦🏻‍♀️ ✨ I hear myself saying things like: “You can do this, let it go.” Or “Your body was made to do this.” Seriously. It’s pretty ridiculous. 😂 ✨ Any other mamas ever found themselves in a poop doula role? How do we move past this?!? My boys never had this problem. I actually think it’s fear and not constipation. She’s getting a steady dose of prune juice & her diet is pretty good. 🤷🏻‍♀️ ✨ #poopdoula #youcandoit #poop #poopwoes #toddlerlife #pottytraining #letitgo

•Sunset• That sunset at FOUR THIRTY was on fire this afternoon. I hate how early the sun goes down in the winter, but it sure was quite a show today. #nofilter 🌅 ✨ It stopped me in my tracks while running errands and after I snapped a shot, I looked around to see at least 10 other people doing the same. 🙌 ✨ #sunset #sunsetonfire #winter #wintersun #wintersunset #urbansunset #showoff

•Art Hub• Nearly every day my boys (5 & 8 yrs old) love drawing along with @artforkidshub ✏️ ✨ I love their unique interpretations of the illustrations. They both walk away so proud of their work. ❤️ ✨ Thank you Art Hub! 👍 ✨ #arthubforkids #arthub #kidartist #everyoneisanartist #kidart #art #youtube

•Sunday morning• I finally get a turn in the book nook with an embroidery project while the boys work on a draw bridge to their cardboard castle. Easy like Sunday morning. 🏰 ✨ #cardboardart #embroidery #sundaymorning #metime #followyourpassion #multipotentialitemaker #makersgonnamake #maker #selfdirectedlearning #homeschool

•cat man• My oldest loves illustrating on the iPad. It’s one of his favorite past times these days. I’m a big fan of yesterday’s “cat man” 😻 ✨ #kidswhodraw #kidartist #kidart #ipadart #illustrations #autodesksketchbook @autodesksketchbook

•Fresh start• So as many of you know, we have been living with our life upside down and wrong side out for about 9 months while we gut over half of our tiny house to rebuild it into a space that would accommodate our family of 5 for many years to come. 🏠 ✨ Half way through this renovation, my husband and I realized that the stress of living with the chaos of a renovation day in and day out was starting to eat away at us. Our nerves were raw and the threshold from holding it together and losing our shit was paper thin. We were fighting A LOT. 😬 ✨ We had a make or break moment and decided we needed to work hard on holding our marriage together or else this massive transformation renovation was going to end us.😞 ✨ On a whim, my husband started a count up, a “day’s since last accident” sort of count up like you’d see in a factory, to keep track of how many days we had gone without a fight. At first it felt insignificant but as that number increased, it became everything. ❤️ ✨ We celebrated the days that felt important..2 weeks, a month, 50 days! We would have disagreements, sure...I mean, we’re human, but they never escalated and we weren’t raising our voices anymore. Something about a little number on the corner of our board made a huge impact.👍 ✨ 3 days ago, we finally moved back into our bedroom. There’s still a ton of finishes to be done before this renovation is actually over, but everyone is in their own rooms and we can start to feel our new space. On this day we were to move into our bedroom, we lost it. I had been working around the clock to get the room ready to move into, we were on day 3 of potty training our youngest, stress & exhaustion were high. We were pushed over the edge and we fought. It was a short fight, 5 minutes at most, but we both yelled and said things we regret. 💔 ✨ It was day 99. We were looking forward to celebrating 100. We were both a little devastated, but we also were able to recognize the fight was about stress & exhaustion and not really about us. We decided this was, in some ways, a perfect mistake as we were wiping the slate clean and have a fresh start in our fresh new house. 🙌 ✨ #realstagram #marriage #makeitwork

•Merry Christmas• Obligatory Christmas pjs in front of the tree shot. 🎄 The littlest decided to start the day at 4:30am. Oof. It took all the caffeine to get through the morning but now everyone is quiet & absorbed in the new toys. ✨ ✨ Wishing you & yours a day full of cheer & joy.❤️ ✨ #christmaspjs #christmastree #merrychristmas #hohoho #christmascheer

•Nobody’s perfect• While I was giving my 2 year old a bath, the boys dictated this letter to Santa to my husband. 🎅🏻😂 ✨ It’s true, you know. None of us are perfect. I mess up all 👏 the 👏 time 👏. But we pick up, dust off and try again. 😉 ✨ Here’s to never giving up. 🙌 ✨ #lettertosanta #santa #naughtyornice #santasgoodlist #dearsanta #merrychristmas #theyregoodkids

•Holiday Cards• Every year it’s a pure labor of love addressing cards. I have thought about taking the easy way out and have them addressed for me, but there’s something special about writing each family member or friend’s name and giving them a few minutes of my thoughts. I ordered and received these cards back in October but because life has been so nutty, I am still working to at least get them in the mailbox by Christmas. 🤞🎄 ✨ #holidaycards #christmascards #itsthattimeofyear #laboroflove #addressing #addressingenvelopes

•Christmas in NYC• It’s loud, crowded & attacks all of your senses, but there’s still something a little magical about Christmas in the city. 🎄 ✨ #christmasinnewyork #nyc #rockefellercenter #rockefellerchristmastree #christmasinthecity