New School, New Job

I realized we had not posted anything about Owen's new preschool and my new (kind of) job. I'll start at the beginning for those who may not know the whole story. We attend a monthly parents group put on by Miles' mom that is located at their church. One of the parents who attends the parents group is the director of a preschool that is located on the church's grounds. When she heard that I was unemployed, she asked if I wanted to work part-time and have Owen attend the school while I worked.

I had been feeling bad about not having Owen in a preschool because he made such good friends at his last one, and was going a little stir crazy staying at home full time, so it was kind of a win-win situation. The preschool gets some much needed help, and Owen and I get to leave the house and spend time with some very nice people.

As I said earlier, the preschool is on church grounds, but unlike his last school, the two are not blended so he does not have any religious study. The school is based off of the Reggio Emilia philosophy. It's an interesting concept and what it boils down to is a very loving, creative, and supportive environment. (The school is sometimes jokingly called a hippie school because it's laid back and artsy.)
 

Here are two of the lovely and incredibly patient teachers I get to work with.  The one on the left is technically Owen's teacher, though the classes work together quite a bit. I'm with Owen about half the time and the other half I am helping out with the little guys (1-3 year olds). I'm learning a lot by working here and Owen is enjoying himself and making new friends.