Preston's Blog

We didn't know this was supposed to be for Dallin.  He and Preston have both been enjoying it--usually together. Something to build with!  (Preston very carefully crafted the blanket-covered chair to be his special birthday chair.) A board game! Preston with his gifts.  He and Sariah have been having the time of their lives using the science magic kit. Sariah took charge of the birthday cake.  Preston was determined to have an ice cream cake, in fact, I think this may be the exact version he picked out at Walmart last year.  But he also wanted penguins.  I bought fondant, and Sariah made the adorable little penguins.  Preston was pleased. Preston and Sariah spent the whole day decorating the living room, including stringing Christmas lights, hanging up streamers, and lining up all the stuffed animals in the house to observe the festivities. It was a very happy day!

A rousing game of chess between Dallin and Preston on a Sunday evening: Halloween: Preston's was the easiest costume ever.  He found Dallin's old Star Wars costume down in the dress up bin, and from that point on, that's all he wanted to be.  I think it was partly so he'd have an excuse to go to Walmart and buy a light saber. Blurry, but he has a cute smile.  Preston really loved the math we did this month.  In the Waldorf educational tradition, the first math unit of first grade is called the Qualities of Numbers.  I have not seen anything like it in any other method.  We explore each of the numbers 1-12 and talk about "what IS that particular number?"  What is one?  What is 9? etc.  I told a story about a king who wanted to know what the most important number was.  He sent each of his twelve knights out on a quest to find out.  Each one came back with a different number to present to the king as the most important, with