Quick Successions: New Mexico Edition

Hannah's preschool has a bear that they send home with the kids. It was her turn to get the bear on Monday, but the child who was supposed to bring it back, did not. She was so sad when I picked her up. I tried to distract her by getting her to show me her craft from the day, but she was still upset.  At the store, we found a $10 giant bunny and we bought it as consolation. She now keeps with with another one that her Grandma Aldred sent to her.  On Wednesday, the Bear was finally in Hannah's possession. She wrote in the class diary about her experiences with bear. They rode in the truck and watched YouTube. They also read together. The book she is reading is about a bear. Corderoy. She and Bear also ate macaroni and cheese together on Thursday and they did art amidst the packing for moving we were doing. Her egg turned out very nicely. Bear did not get injured. He went back to class on Friday to go home with another child.  Her sadness rea...

Hannah has always been really conscientious about learning her numbers and then her letters. She likes to read and write. I buy her little notebooks and historically she has mostly written stories about mom and Hannah and the details are squiggles. She would also write alphabet letters in order. But lately she has taken a leap where she has written words she likes and copies others that she wants to learn.  We also went to a performance of Peter and the Wolf. It was originally written by children in 1936 to help them learn orchestral instruments and the differences in the way they sound. Peter is "about 6" in the narration, the same age as my Hannah girl. Here is an illustration of the different characters and their instruments. We were on our way out of the performing arts center when one of the dancers got Hannah's attention. The actor engaged her in conversation and introduced her to the others. She was so happy. We had a long week with having to leave ou...