Rules

Smiling for Shannon

Cute Rusty

Beautiful Rachel- She looks a lot like Uncle Kelly!

Oliver and Mommy had a good day together. We played in the morning, hung out at the Y, and then Oliver got to play at Aunt Ali's with Rachel, Rusty, and Shannon, while Mommy went to an appointment. Oliver had fun talking to them and playing with Rusty. We came home and Oliver took a nice bath, then played in the dirt (wonderful), and finally he is taking a rest.

Mommy has been thinking lately about the rules she and Amanda had in their little classroom last year and how they worked pretty well for all 40 1st and 2nd graders that were learning in there. The rules created a wonderful sense of community and were helpful to us in being patient and calm (most of the time) with the scholars. The rules were:

*Make Good Choices
*Solve Problems
*Be Respectful

Tomorrow Mommy will talk about how she uses one of the rules with Oliver. They are great tools to use with little ones and nice rules for everyone to remember!