Hello Friends! I am going on holiday for a few days — I’ll be back in this space very soon.

fistfuls

We had a break in the rain and Briones wanted to show her friends her secret salamander stash under the hay bales..

They spent the next couple of hours wheelin’ and dealin’ the little guys..trading mossy logs and other treasures for salamanders and then racing them on a little track. Somehow..they all were returned safely to their original hiding spots (minus a tail or two).

better than a video game

So I watched one of Julian’s cooking shows, set up the ingredients just as he had them, and surprised Briones with the project one morning. I pressed play and stepped back, leaving her completely on her own.

I learned so much about Briones’ learning style that day, as she followed along, from start to finish..learning from a boy her own age. We’ll definitely do this again.