Co-Op Preschool with Friends

In addition to his formal preschool, Cal and I are involved in a cooperative preschool program with five of my friends from church. (Side note: I am constantly grateful for the amazing young moms we have in our ward. It is an incredibly friendly, supportive environment.) Ashley and Amanda got this program started and recruited us, and now I don't know what we'd do without our wonderful once-a-week preschool with our nursery and primary friends. Each mom teaches one lesson every 6 weeks.

 This is a picture from my week. We learned about the letter D, and birds. Above, the kids are learning how to use glue by sticking feathers on a chicken. (The picture was taken before the event I like to call "Feathergeddon.")

Cal opted for one, showy, blue plume:

The aftermath of an awesome day teaching preschool:

This is a photo I snapped the day my friend Natalie was teaching. Look at these cuties waving snowflakes:

Natalie and I live close to each other, and have worked out a kid swap that is saving my life. It's hard to live far away from Cal's grandparents (both sets), but I am very fortunate to have such a supportive network of wonderful friends.