Here I am with a bunch of other kids at Forest Park Montessori School, playing with water & a bunch of other toys & stuff!
Posted on June 18th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Pic o’ the Day: Playing in water at school
From Mama’s blog: Mama’s Guide to Inducing Despair in Your Four-Year-Old
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Today’s tip: While packing his lunch, make his PBJ on the really expensive bread with millet seeds in it.
Posted on June 18th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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From Mama’s blog: Dinner Drama
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At dinner tonight, Finn required a short period of grieving for the meal he had meant to ask for. When that was finished, he came back to the table and happily ate the dinner he had asked for in reality.
Posted on June 9th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Pic o’ the Day: Feeding ducks
Mama & Gabe & I rode our bikes to Clifton Park! While we were there, we fed ducks!
Posted on June 8th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Pic o’ the Day: Mixing bowl
I helped Mama make Gabe’s birthday cake! She warned me first about putting my fingers in the bowl while the mixer is going, & I promised her I would never do that!
Posted on June 1st, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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From Mama’s blog: Imaginative Play
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Yet another difference between my two boys: Gabe did almost no imaginative play as a preschooler; Finn acts out elaborate dramatic scenarios involving cars, trucks, plastic animals and astronauts, pretzels, pieces of cheese, whatever he can get his little hands on. I love eavesdropping, hearing his characters argue and resolve their disputes (well, maybe not resolve, exactly, since someone almost always ends up squashed and/or thrown into the abyss). Finn uses a full range of voices to differentiate all the personalities.
Usually, I hear this play from another room, and if I get out the camera, he freezes and refuses to perform. But yesterday, he let me record him, and he even drew me into the action. I’m so glad I will always have these: When he’s all grown up, I don’t ever want to forget that he used to do this, that he used to say “ambuhlance” and “space mans,” that he so keenly wanted me to notice what he was doing, my sweet, funny, loving little boy.
I imagine that unless you are Finn or one of his parents, these will probably be boring to you. I’m posting them mostly so we won’t forget; and for him to watch when he’s older.
Part 1: …in which the Weeble firefighters rush to put out a fire! Finn, 4 years, plays out the most wonderfully imaginative scenarios. Usually he won’t perform on camera, but today he was game. I’m so glad–I don’t ever want to forget this stuff.
Part 2: …in which the tow truck arrives! And Finn sings Jingle Bells!
Part 3: …in which the fire truck parks in a handicapped space, a monster attacks, and the space mans drive the tow truck!
Part 4: …in which the ambuhlance and another fire truck arrive with gas, but the ambuhlance sounds sick.
Posted on May 26th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Pic o’ the Day: Where’s Finny at the Farmer’s Market?
This article & picture appeared on a local news website! And where is Finny, you might ask? Hiding behind Mama & Gabe, as I didn’t want to be in the picture!
Posted on May 6th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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From Mama’s blog: Finn Beliefs
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Here are a few things four-year-old Finn believes (I’m sure I’ve forgotten some and will add them as I remember them):
- If it’s broken, it can be glued back together.
- Anything that hurts needs at least one Band-Aid.
- Any device that doesn’t work simply needs new batteries.
- If you want it, you can go get it at Target.
- Any mess can be cleaned up by him with the DustBuster.
- When you step on the scale, you are seeing how big your feet are.
- Scotch tape can hold anything together.
Posted on April 28th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Pic o’ the Day: Finny & Trish at Forest Park Montessori School
I’m sharing a funny moment with Trish, my (very patient) teacher & the founder of Forest Park Montessori School, my pre-school!
Posted on April 23rd, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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