PreK the Hamptons Way

I registered the felon for Kindergarten this week and I think he will be SO ready come Septemeber because I will have gotten a really solid 6 years of Momma School in by then. I made sure they all were potty trained, had manners and could articulate well enough to be away from me for two hours and forty five minutes before they started nursery school at two years old. I still only let them go twice a week at that point because it wasn't something that they needed, but a nice break for us all. A small part of me misses being a kindergarten teacher and having my own classroom, but that feeling goes away fast when I get to live on my own schedule and feel fulfilled watching my own littles learn. We do 30 minutes of reading a day and usually have at least one craft. But my favorite teachable moments are always outside exploring. We read signs at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, learn about the ocean at the aquarium, play some instruments at the children's museum and exercise all day long. We also are super lucky to have friends around us who let my littles share in their lives as well. When we first moved out here, I helped my boss open a beautiful textiles showroom and the felon was there with me everyday. He has been to the military base down the street a few times with my friend's husband and learned all about being a paratrooper. We've even been able to sit at the beach and watch them jump from the planes, into the water and swim to the coast guard. My littles go to the High School football practices with the Alaskan Assassin and watch home games. They've seen my friends teach workout classes from the gym's kids room and they've been in commercials and photo shoots and have seen what it takes to make a magazine. The felon's favorite lesson came this week when he got to join Rocco J Lettieri Design and Build. He got in the Big Cat with Rocco and knocked a house down. He couldn't believe their was music playing in the machine or that they would smush a refrigerator that still had ice cream inside. Roo watched from the sidelines because knocking things down loudly isn't her cup of tea. Roo likes to stop and admire all of the mansions being built around us in the Hamptons and tell me how beautiful "Rocco's houses" are. Because to her, every single house being designed and built is from him. This town would be gorgeous if that was the case! We are so lucky to be surrounded by so many talented friends and to get to learn first hand from their experiences.