Preschool Hunting

Yesterday Izak and I went to visit a preschool that I've heard nothing but good stuff about. We drove by this preschool previously but I didn't like the location and I had just blown it off. After hearing how much others liked this place I thought we should give it another try. I wasn't really that impressed. It just seemed like a bigger day care. I'm not entirely sure that Bea would be learning more there. When I asked the person at the front desk how pick-ups were scheduled she said that she looks at every one's I.D as they come to get their kid. Well I'm not exactly sure that is true because when we walked into the place there was a parent walking out with his kid and the girl wasn't even at the front desk. She was way down the hall. During the course of our tour of the place another parent came to pick up their kid as well. I'm assuming the teachers would question an unfamiliar face coming to pick up the child?? And the teachers! They just looked like blobs. I guess in their defense nap time was just over so maybe they were still recharging? Anyways. I just didn't walk away from that place with a warm and fuzzy feeling. I didn't walk away from that place with ANY feeling one way or the other... it was just there. I don't know why I feel pressure to find a preschool and STAT for Bea. I just do. I don't know really where else to go now... I guess we'll just wait and cross our fingers that there is a space for Bea in the Montessori school in the summer or fall...

In other news we went to the snow on Sunday with my parents. Bea had so much fun! It's a shame that it's such a long drive and we spend like 30 minuets there if that. Oh well. Bea got to make a snow man and a snow angel. Poor Camille fell and scraped her head on the asphalt. :( Poor thing. I don't think she liked it as much as Bea did. I will post pictures as soon as I get them off of my Mom's camera.

Camille is the cutest thing! She can wave and say 'goodbye,' she holds up a phone (play or real) to her ear and will say: 'halO?' She is so smart too, she amazes me every day. I wish she would let me hold her more but she just wants to move and go!

Yesterday at dance, Beatrice wanted me to stay in the class with her. I got to see first hand how the girls are learning their recital dance. Beatrice knows her spot and is content and happy to be in the back line on the 'B' for Beatrice. (When ever she sees a 'B' she says that.) She was holding her pretend lollipop (they are dancing to the lollipop song and she was holding a wooden spoon as her lollipop.) Beatrice was the only girl just standing there and waiting patiently for further instructions. The teacher even said how well Bea was doing. And one of the helpers said: 'yeah, she's the best one and she's the only one not in the recital.' I was incredibly proud, but sad, but I'm sorry I'm not going to spend a ridiculous amount of money on the recital fee AND the costume fee and have her not want to do it. I figured I'd just wait until she can really know what's going to be expected of her. Perhaps we can go to the recital and she can see what she's missing and if she'd like to dance on stage as well.