Friday Fun: Down on the Farm!

We recently took Anna to visit a farm for the first time.  She had a blast!  Given that our recent wildlife post was heavily bird-focused, I thought I'd provide some fun photos of her encounters with a more diverse group of new friends!
 

Little horse!

Llama Llama Goes to Work with Mama

As I've mentioned before, Anna LOVES the series of books about lovable little Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney.  Anna almost always brings her snuggly llama friend to school for nap time. 

Yesterday, however, she decided to give Curious George and Minnie Mouse a turn accompanying her to day care.  Anna was a little worried about how the llama would feel not going to school, so she told me I needed to take him to the office with me.  To assure her that he had a good time, I decided to document Llama Llama's lawyer day!

Friday Fun: Anna's Snuggly Friends - A Photo Essay

I was a collector and hoarder of stuffed animals as a child. I absolutely loved them and kept many of them through my teenage years. So, understandably, I get it that Anna loves stuffed, snuggly friends and I often buy them for her.

Perhaps this is my little reminder to myself NOT to buy Anna any more, at least for the time being, because it’s clear she already has more friends than any kid needs.  Here are some of Anna’s friends in these first 3 years:

Reading Adventures with Llama Llama

Our recent guest post about family literacy got me thinking about reading routines.  We parents often find ourselves in "reading ruts," given that our kids settle on a favorite book or two and want to hear them over and over (and over and over and over.....) again. This certainly is normal and I enjoy reading Anna her favorite books.  The best part is her "reading" along because she knows the stories so well.