Harvest

Alathea's preschool celebrated Harvest today (Thanksgiving, essentially, but it's a time of year here, rather than a specific date). The children sang and performed actions to several songs, which, sadly, I wasn't allowed to capture, but here are a couple of shots of Alathea and what she contributed to a local food bank.

 

Peanut Butter Bears

Alathea went back to preschool a few days after Sophia went back to school, and one of the things she wanted to do with this extra time we had was bake with Mommy. She chose this recipe from The Toddler Cookbook by Annabel Karmel, which Aunt Chelsey sent us:

 

 What does Bear think of the peanut butter bear?

Year 2

Sophia was pleased to be going back to school again--new teacher, some different children in her class, new shoes (thanks Grandma H), new glasses, and a new mode of carrying her belongings.