OUR FIRST "FIELD" TRIP!!

Good Evening, All,

Firstly, my apologies to Kirsten, whose birthday is not until the 30th -- however -- we will be celebrating Orion's, on Friday, with muffins from home -- (thank you, Grace!!)

The children have now had two snacks of milk and cereal straws -- perhaps we will experiment with different flavors -- and -- speaking of flavors, how about those super-de-duper yummy wheat pancakes we made, this morning, (thank you, Kelly!!) -- we just love having a nice kitchen and "breakfast nook", in which to cook, bake and eat!!

Early today, we received a call from Mary Ellen Devlin, the Leader, (Extraordinaire, I might add), of Minuteman's Early Childhood Program, to tell us that the High School Students just had to see the kids, and, could we please meet them at the Football Field? Well, we cleaned-up, (sort-of), and off we went, for a walk, to gather with old and new friends -- what a joy, indeed!! (Thank you, Erin, for the personal escort!!)

Friends and Families, you should have heard the excited squeals and seen the oh-so-happy faces, (from and of the High-Schoolers), as they heard and saw the children approaching -- it was a beautiful sight . . .

We sang and played games, together, on the grass and in the sunshine -- it was difficult to say "good-bye" . . .

Tomorrow, our friends from the LABB Program, at Lexington High School, are planning to visit, and, beginning in October, they will be spending time with us, as they have, in the past, on Wednesday mornings -- LHS Seniors, as well, will be visiting, from time to time, so, things are really beginning to fall into place -- WOOHOO!!

The alphabet-bordered board, in the main room, is now decorated with the person-shaped collages completed, thus far -- it is starting to feel like "home" . . .

I am hoping to be able to report on the afternoon's activities, as well, and am told that yesterday, among other things, the kids really enjoyed using colorful pumps in the water table, outdoors, on the deck.

I will continue to collect Sholastic Book orders, tomorrow.

We are looking forward to another beautiful day -- our Butterflies and Puppies add something truly special to every day, regardless of the weather -- thank you, all, for sharing!!

Love Miss Peacock XOXO