It was a cool, rainy weekend for the most part (even on Friday, which was the boys’ field day at their school), but we still managed to sneak in plenty of sunshine on Sunday when we attended the Earth Day festival in Forest Park. Most of these pictures are from that day, when the boys participated in their very first “glass classroom” to showcase Montessori education in action. We were so happy to support the cause, as we have seen and been amazed by this form of education over this past year. A true honor to be a part of it and we hope to have inspired people to think about education in a different way.
Andrew has been getting better and better at juggling — he can keep it up for so long in a good rhythm and has even added some tricks! I don’t know, maybe we should take this show on the road…
The garden is growing slowly but surely. We’ve put in lettuces, kale, snap peas, peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, jalapeños, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, and plenty of herbs. Our strawberries came back on their own and we have plenty of blossoms we hope will become sweet berries in a month or so. We’ve also planted plenty of flowers around the yard and deck, something that brings a smile to my face every time I look out the window. It has been such a rainy, gloomy, cool April. I’m ready for sunshine and warmer days!
Emil’s face was priceless when he first saw the glass classroom! I imagine it must be pretty shocking to see your classroom re-created out in the middle of a beautiful park. He got to work right away. I had wondered if all the distractions (loud live music, people walking by and watching, ice cream, etc.) would make it difficult for him to focus, but he was so engaged immediately and worked for a couple of hours without attempting to leave the classroom. It is truly amazing to see these kids engaged in their materials. 
Ditto for Oliver. That kid was born for this! 
After all their hard work, we bought the boys ice cream and walked around the festival for a bit before heading home. They were pretty tuckered out but felt really special to be a part of something for their school… and we were too!
Hope you had a great weekend and that sunshine finds you today!
Love those boys focused on their tasks. W’s preschool is similar, and I’m having such angst about the transition to public kindergarten (not for another year… But premature angst I guess!). Looks like a really fun event.
Awesome stuff! It seems as if you guys have found the perfect school for your boys! Now – just move out here to suburbia so you can be closer to us and the school 🙂