The Check Family: Mother Goose Day!

So, today was the day. The day that Lily has been looking forward to since the beginning of February! Mother Goose Day at school. All month they have been reading nursery rhymes, singing them in music class and doing little crafts whether it be making tarts or candlesticks.

At bedtime, Lily usually chooses her Mother Goose book (which she looooves) so that we can read ALL of the rhymes. Sometimes she wants to read some to me which is great and sometimes we are short on time so she is allowed to pick however many to read. From this, she learned Table of Contents and would choose the rhymes from that list and go to that specific page. :)

All of this brought us to today, where every three year old would dress up like a character from one of their favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes. They sent home a sheet with ideas like Mary would wear a frilly dress and carry a stuffed sheep or a shepherd's hook, Jack and Jill could carry buckets, etc... So when Lily came home the day they discussed this at school she was so very excited that she got her book and started to go through it. She wanted to be a few things until she came to Old Mother Hubbard and from that moment on, that was her choice.

Old Mother Hubbard she would be.

Her teacher, Mrs. Johnson, and I chat each morning and after I told her that Lily has been really practicing and singing the songs while reading them off of the sheet that was sent home. Sometimes we get a show after dinner that include all the movements and dances too. After I told her teacher this, she was really pleased and said that she was front and center at the show! Yikes.

Mike and I weren't sure whether to prepare her or not. Sometimes too much information can make her nervous and scared and not want to do anything, so we said nothing.