Preschool graduation - he wants to be a train driver.

The girls look to be asking "Why did you eat the canary?"

Alphabet Preschool on South Tacoma Way

www.alphabet-preschool.com

2305 South Tacoma Way,

Tacoma - (253) 473-0420

Izzy is three years old and will be going to preschool this fall. contrary to the title, she is very excited about going to school. Izzy told me yesterday that she's most excited about getting to paint!. ahh - a girl after my own heart!

large view

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Nikon F6

Nikkor 24-85 mm

Velvia 100

♥ yesterday was my little guy's first day of school! proud mama moment :D

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, f5.6 1/250, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Kenton, Oregon. In the rain.

Autumn 2024.

Olympus PEN EES-2 half-frame camera. Fujicolor Superia 400 Color Negative Film 35mm (expired 9/2012).

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Daddy donut day at my daughter's pre-school !

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, f2.4 1/500, KODAK PORTRA 160NC, developed by FRAME*

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

Huihui (and our friend, Sally) came to visit the kitten - but got distracted by a Disney story (Moana, of course) until reminded by a call from her mum that she needed to be home soon. She didn't seem to take too seriously the threat that she would be locked out!

well and truly

Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2008/04/25/preschool-bentos/

See 1000 more lunches like this in the Wendolonia Bento Box Gallery

Pentax 67II, 105mm F2.4, KODAK PORTRA 400, developed by FRAME*

My latest roll with the trusty AE-1 was the Lomochrome Metropolis film from Lomography. I had no idea what to expect from the muted colors in example shots, but I instantly fell in love with the results. It's different from the otherworldly Lomochrome Purple XR, but quite beautiful and probably retro in the best way I could imagine. Definitely going back to this one.

Taken with Canon AE-1 analog camera. Lomography Lomochrome Metropolis XR 100-400 film.

Negative scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo, cropped and downsized for the web.

Preschool

I made this quilt as an end of the year gift for my son's preschool teacher, on behalf of all of her students. swimbikequilt.blogspot.com/2010/06/preschool-quilt.html

45 favorite preschool songs with a link so you can make your own songbook for your little ones:

createstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/preschool-song-booklet....

theforgottendinosaur.blogspot.com/2023/08/preschool.html

Yesterday Carley and I went with her preschool class

to this neat farm - we both had a wonderful day!

so much personality

First day of preschool. First bento box.

Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2008/04/25/preschool-bentos/

Sadie just had her Preschool Orientation Day at school, which she officially starts this fall. It was exhilarating to watch her run around playing with all the toys and trying out all the stations but what she loved most was this sandbox. Her Daddy is currently busy making her one in the backyard as we speak.

I teared up so many times seeing my baby in actual SCHOOL. I feel like the doctor was just handing her to me in a bundle a year ago!

I'm very proud of the catsup smiley faces on the cats. After I finished W told me he wanted angry faces though. Oh well.

Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2008/04/25/preschool-bentos/

The new school year has been underway for a couple of weeks for most students in Des Moines except for the youngest students, who began on Wednesday. I stopped by one of our early childhood education centers as preschoolers began a new year.

Preschool Christmas Program for Grant and Aster

My preschooler has been barely eating any of his lunch and I've become increasingly frustrated when I open his lunch box in the evening and find piles of food sitting in it undisturbed. He usually will eat some of his leftovers when he gets home, but often there are foods that need to be thrown out because they're no longer safe to eat. The food waste is really getting to me, so yesterday I decided to pack a lunch in only one container of his lunch box. (I forgot to take a picture.) We're going to try the same thing today.

Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2008/05/14/preschool-bento-update/

First Day of Preschool

The minder reads her phone while the kids get dirty

This was a cake made for a preschool graduation ceremony. The top tier says "Congratulations Class of 2021" because that is the year these kids will finish high school. The middle tier has all of the kids names on it and the bottom tier is kids in cap and gowns holding hands. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Himba children in their preschool tent.

My son's preschool class art project. Each did a self portrait on 5x7canvas, then we mounted all together.

Blogged here: wendolonia.com/blog/2008/05/14/preschool-bento-update/

Her transition from the toddler room to full preschool is going really well. I am so very proud of my big girl.

Was good to be back in schools after a bit of a quarantine, this time to see the youngest students in Des Moines begin preschool. These photos were taken at the Mitchell Early Education Center on the city's south side.