picnic

The annual Montessori Picnic happened last night. It was great to catch up with families and the kids all had a great time playing outside. A was playing football, K was running with her buddy Noah that she met at a hiking camp this summer and O was just running with all his friends.

The food was spectacular and it was really nice to touch base with classroom parents that have moved to the next level.

swing of things

We are settling nicely into our routines and O captured an ant on the playground today. His sweet teacher gave him a tooth box to put his new little pet. He has affectionately named him "dinosaur".

comfort

The classroom is back to lovely comfortable temperatures! When we did our weather observations this morning, the outside temp was 68, the classroom temperature was 70, the humidity was 70 and the barometric pressure was 29.7. ahhhhhh.

Today after school, my friend Maggie and I went to yoga at Greenwood together. It was just so calm and a great time to take time to center our mind and body. Lynn is an incredible instructor!

soccer beginnning

K will be starting soccer this fall. Her first practice and meeting are tonight, so we will have more information soon.

putting the boat away for the summer

This morning, we drove the boat to the landing and took it out of the water for the cold months ahead. The dock is still in, but the boat is out of commission for the season.

dancing in the rain

On Sunday night, Ibby and I had a sauna and instead of jumping into the lake, I just cooled off in the rain because there was a fair amount of lightening. On our last journey out of the sauna, the rain was beating down so hard that it was like taking a shower...it felt so incredible! Thanks Ibby!

labor day weekend

Brad, Ibby and A have been spending many many hours this weekend preparing wood for burning either this winter or next. They have been at it since about 10am and are still going at 8:30pm. I hope they are taking plenty of breaks.

hot classroom

A really fun first week of school, but the temperature was REALLY REALLY high. The highest temperature I saw was 92 and the lowest was 77 degrees. We will be fondly remembering the wonderful days of warm temperatures when the outdoor temperature is under zero degrees.

happy birthday Ibby Gina!

on September 3, 2015, sweet Ibby Gina celebrated her birthday! Happy happy birthday to you.

1st day of school

The Olson family is back at school. 

Meyer Middle School Gold House 8 is where the 14 year old spends his day.

Greenwood Elementary 4th grade is where the 9 1/2 year old spends her day.

River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Children's House Kindergarten is where the 5 year old spends his day.

River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Lower Elementary is where the 43 year old spends her day.

4 score

80 years ago today Nels Sr., Annie, Bev, Ruby and Nels Jr. welcomed a beautiful baby girl into their happy home near Lewisville Minnesota on a Tillney Farm. Welcome Vivian Grace Pierson. I am so blessed to have such a kind, patient, hardworking, joyful, exuberant, and loving mentor and Mom.

Happy happy birthday.