Notes from Day Care: Colors, Caterpillars, and “Cheese!”

Unprompted by the photographer (Drew), Nathaniel began to imitate the Botox advertisement behind him. Repeatedly. I love this guy!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Nathaniel had a pretty good day today. This morning was very busy! We spent time painting, reading, and playing with playdough. Nathaniel and I practiced rolling out “snakes” in the playdough which seemed to really make him happy. :) I made a heart out of two of the snakes and he held it up to his face with a big smile and said, “Cheese!”

Monday, March 19, 2012

Nathaniel had a happy day today. He really seemed to enjoy reading a book called Colors where you are educated about colors by penguins. We read it five times and he was still asking for more! In the afternoon he was the first one up from nap so we sat at a table and colored, talking about each color. His favorite word to say is yellow, but the colors he was most drawn to today were magenta, gray, and brown.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Nathaniel had a happy day today. This morning he brought over some of his favorite plastic people to the table where C was still eating all by herself. It was such a sweet gesture! He also seemed to have a great time coloring today. His new favorite color seems to be magenta! He was coloring with one magenta marker and switched it for another. :)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Nathaniel had a happy day today! Today he had a blast at bunnyside. He was running back and forth on the play structure, laughing and playing games with I. and A. This afternoon he liked playing with the pop beads and correctly identified the colors blue, yellow, and red! We were very excited for him! He also loved reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar this afternoon. We pretended to nibble and eat like a caterpillar and had a lot of fun. :)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Nathaniel had a silly day today! He made lots of funny faces and seemed to have a lot of fun. :) This afternoon we “wrote letters” again and Nathaniel always asks to write to his Uncle Michael. Today I. asked to write to Uncle Michael too! He also spent a lot of time reading books. He loves The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Nathaniel had a happy day today! This morning he was the first to water play and the last to leave. His attention span is so long! He seemed to love washing his favorite plastic people in the water. In the afternoon we had a dance party and played the class favorite Run Baby Run. Nathaniel was so excited when the song came on!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Nathaniel had a pretty good day today. At times he seemed to tire easily and seemed sensitive, but otherwise he had a lot of fun today. The boys stayed together in a pack today, whether it be climbing the loft, playing with cars, or reading a book. It was fun to watch them play together! Later in the afternoon Nathaniel started having a harder time.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Nathaniel had a pretty happy day today! This morning we put some dish soap in the water table which created foamy bubbles. Nathaniel seems to love bubbles so it was a real treat! They had a great time and made a few foam beards. :)