Nap Time

In Kindergarten C needed a nap mat. The school suggested a beach towel- umm no. I have been in schools and seen their old, cold linoleum floors and how often they are actually cleaned. So a beach towel on the floor wasn't going to cut it for my princess (yes I am choosing to be 'that' parent). 

So I went on a hunt, the mat had to be roughly the size of a beach towel but more plush and completely washable. Originally I thought I'd just sew two towels together with some batting in the middle. But then I found this gem. (I wish I had a pic of it all rolled out but I don't) It is a bath mat- for the worlds largest bathroom from what I can tell. It is slightly narrower than a beach towel and a tad bit longer. It is  plush but not too plush- completely machine washable- not too heavy- like I said perfect! 

Except she had to carry it to and from school and fit it into her cubby- it needed straps!

 So straps it got.

Please excuse my face- I of course waited till the night before to mat had to go to school to sew these things on. But check out the ribbon I found: lime green whales :)

I sewed the straps on and attached some velcro to secure it. 

If it hadn't been so late I would have made C roll it out and lay on it for a final shot before it went to school BUT again- midnight and all. 

We'll see how well it holds up- she used it yesterday and said it was good. 

I think it is Excellent and wish there was nap time in my day.

on to the tree skirt- I have a few months to complete this one... I'll keep you updated.

Somewhere in the Neighborhood

 We found a new park near our house today. It is right by the bridge and it has a brand new playgound- with an awesome water feature we are going to have to check out sometime before it gets cold again.

                                               

 We checked out all the park had to offer- Spectacular views, a kayak and canoe launch in case GB and Pappi decide to drop in with their boats. 

  Plenty of bugs.

 And most importantly lots of laughter and smiles.

Kindergarten

We started kindergarten. Ms. Baim is our teacher and we really like her. So much so that today (the second day of school) we came home and began collecting all the things 'My teacher needs'. Mostly they were craft supplies (things already on the school supply list), glue sticks and sequins of course and then there were the paper towels (also on the list) but why C? 'Because she used all of her's to clean up the sick of that kid in my class'.
So I guess today went pretty well for us. We made a monkey and we were not the sick kid, or the kid who was crying or the kid who peed her pants. I'd say we are off to a great start. And looking forward to a great year.