October 16th, 2018

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Did you know? It's Brooke's birthday today... Happy birthday Brooke!!  We're so lucky to have you here at St. John's... We love you!

Painting Our Loved Ones
At morning meeting, we asked children to tell us if they have a special friend.  They responded by mostly mentioning sisters, brothers, and cousins.  Our challenge in the studio was to paint some of these special people in our lives.

When asked who he was painting, Fletcher said:
"A big Violet!  And a tiny Violet."

Grace:  My daddy swung me up high in the pool at Caitlin's house.  That's my grandfather.  There's a pool in there.  There's water.  These are the steps so they can get out of the pool.

Emilia made multiple paintings to encompass her family members.  The above picture shows 2 of those paintings...  The orange painting: "It's me and Alex.  We love to jump on the bed.  Only 3 people are allowed to sleep in my bed."  The green painting: I’m gonna draw my friends now. This is Payton.  She’s little, she’s still a baby.  Here’s Johnny.  Here’s Aunt Laura. ​

At our "Second Meeting" we do all sorts of group activities.  Sometimes we sing, read a book, or have a large group conversations.  One of our favorite things to do is sing "Sleeping Bunnies" which can be tailored to fit any sleeping creature... such as a mermaid.  We love to jump up and down when we wake up.  As Gigi said, sometimes our babies even jump.

After second meeting, we usually go outside. What a beautiful day we had today!  

Fletcher finds footprints in the sand...

As we continue pretending the climbing structure is a castle for princesses, Lane contributes this pipe:
"Here's the friendly dragon.  He's my pet.  His name is Orca."

Cannon and Alexandra get out the toys they want to get started with outside...