such a big girl!!

Lilja is almost 4 1/2 and becoming such a big girl. We realized she is done coming to work with me as she is starting to lead the class or just getting bored with the same songs and activities for four year. I get it, she is ready for school!! It is a interesting position to be in as a previous preschool teacher and now a mom.. because the momma bear comes out when we were visiting the school. So interesting how you relate or gravitate to certain teachers who are so engaging with Lilja, or dismiss the teachers that don't even get up to say hi when she walks in their room. I wanted to shout at them.. "He!!! this is her first time at a school, her first teachers and her first time away from mom.. can you at least make me feel like you will take care of her?"!!! so I advocated to put lilja into the classroom with Ms Colleen and Ms Kari who took Lilja by the hand and showed her all that was in the classroom, Lilja was so excited when she saw caterpillars and can't stop talking about "her" school!! Lilja will only go twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays, full days.. and then we will still have some mommy/daughter time the rest of the time.. Next year she will go to Kindergarten, and that ill be a whole different story.. Ok enough about our big decisions.. :) you probably want to see some fun things and pictures.. here we go..

Yep, here is Lilja acting like a teacher with Avalina as her student in my Babyclass of Tumbling Tots

She is such a great helper

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going to visit Lilja's new Preschool. They love parents participation and even asked me already to set up some Tumbling Tots classes for the school. I fogot to take photos as I was just so excited to see Lilja experience a classroom

First time Lilja blew up a balloon, by the time I took the next picture the balloon was flying around the car.

On Sunday we had a little family day.. and ended up at the Rocky Mountain wildlife zoo in Pagosa Springs.There were not many animals (it is a rescue facility) but the animals there were, were interesting to say the least. This was gizmo the bearded something...

a land turtle that Lilja could hold

Look at the difference in hand prints

One elk, and it's sheds

they were so heavy Aran almost could not get them up high..

two wolves, this one was 14 years old and has been pretty sick.

Ofcourse some goats.. what is a wildlife sanctuary without goats ??

cheese, with a hot chocolate mustache. It was very windy and cold outside, so we warmed up with some hot chocolate. They did a feeding tour which was very interesting

Oh yes and Princess the grizzly bear, who did not like strawberries, but loves watermelon.

she was huge and had been here since she was 12 weeks old.

cold but interested

and two coyotes right there in the back. It was a cute adventure. definitely worth it to go through the feeding tour as the guide was very fun and had a lot of interesting things to talk about. There also was a bobcat and a mountain lion, which acted like a big cat wanted to be petted by the guide. However, the growling that came out of the mountain lion did not sound like a little pussycat . Overall, a fun day and ready for the working week.