Snapshots from preschool

Last Tuesday was Benjamin's turn to bring snacks for preschool. This also meant he got to be the "leader" for the day and sit in a special purple chair during circle time. Joel packed a camera in the snack bag and asked the teachers to take a few pictures throughout the day. It's fun to have a little snapshot of what Ben is like without us around.

Working on his art project. Immediately after bringing this particular project home he sat on the floor and painstakingly tore the shapes off. You could tell he'd been wanting to do that for a while. This particular 2 yr. old does not understand the concept of glue.

Enjoying circle time.

Waiting for his "bunny 'nacks."

"Ok, for real. Stop taking my picture now. This is getting weird." *On a side note: who picked out those yummy Annie's Honey Bunny Snacks, cheddar cheese sticks and grapes? That mom must be awesome.

'tories

Reading to my little guy is one of my favorite activities in the world. We love books in our house and Ben is no exception. Monday mornings have turned into library time for us, and Benjamin gets so excited. He bounds up the stairs to the children's department saying, " 'tories, 'tories!" I know buddy, I know. I get butterflies when I walk into the library too. So many books!

The other day I was thinking about the moment that reading finally clicked for me, and how that was the beginning of truly forming my independence away from my family and friends. I have no doubt that Ben will be an avid reader, but I have to admit some sadness about the prospect of him shutting himself away with a book like his mama. As long as he can't read by himself I still get plenty of snuggle time!

*Also, I've discovered that a baby bump is the perfect accessory for propping up my books. What a nice surprise!

Aaaah, preschool!

This is what Benjamin did when I wanted to take his picture before his first day of preschool.

Looking at the camera is probably one of Ben's least favorite activities. Probably compounded by the fact that he wasn't in the greatest mood this morning. Last night, for the first time in several months, he decided to wake up around midnight and keep us up until almost 2. I have no idea why. But it means that he slept in, (and would have slept later if mean mommy hadn't forced him to get up) had a rushed breakfast, and couldn't keep playing with his toys like he wanted. But then we got to school and he saw THIS:
And THIS:
Pretty exciting stuff when you're 2.

He was a little overwhelmed at first and didn't really want Joel and I to leave. But his teacher took his hand and started showing him around, we said goodbye, and that was it. Now I'm typing on my computer in my very quiet house. And you know what? It's pretty nice.