They Call Me "Mommy"

This happened a couple of weeks ago:

L. (preschooler): "Mommy!"
[I look down at her]
L.: "Oops. I called you 'Mommy.' heeheehee"

Soo cute.

Napkins & Buttons

Last week, I told Michael, a preschooler, that he should open his napkin so that he has more of it to use.

Today, he held up his open napkin and said, "Mrs. F---, I opened my napkin!"

A few other kids held up theirs and said, "Me too!"

Cute! My dad actually started this when he told my cousins, brother, and me to open up our napkins when we were little. Funny how much kids listen sometimes.

That reminded me of when I told V. (another preschooler) that putting two soft blocks together made something that looked "like a button" for a rocket launcher or something (if you push the middle part down, it goes through the other part like a button). A few days later, he came up to me and said, "Look. It's like a button." That was the first indication that these kids will actually listen and understand me. I have to be careful. haha

Hot Cats

Luke: "Let's talk about hot things. Fire...hot chocolate..."
Me: "Good idea! That's right. What else is hot?"
Ethan: "Cats."
Me: "Cats??"
Ethan: "Yeah...when they're on fire."

LOL WHAT??!

Don't Be a Bad Boy!

Today Alex looked at Mrs. B. and J., trying to figure out what they were talking about. Finally, he said to Mrs. B., "Is she a bad boy?"

Gotta Love Preschoolers' Enthusiasm

Mrs. L. (giving Avery a sticker): "Avery, I'm giving you the world."
Avery (running to his guardian): "[Guardian], look! I GOT THE WORLD!!!!!"

First Graders!!

I've wanted to volunteer with first graders for forever (I only interacted a little with them in Oakland since I was mostly with third through fifth graders), and I finally got the chance to today (I called about volunteering at this elementary school, but only fifth and sixth grade teachers responded to the email asking teachers if they wanted a volunteer in their classroom).

Anyway, today was the elementary school's (I work at a preschool but volunteer at an elementary school) Read-a-Thon, so since the fifth graders didn't need me for about half an hour (all they did was read on their own), the teacher had me go read to first graders instead (some high schoolers did too). First, I saw my adorable little neighbor, and then I had a fun time with the two girls to whom I read. Here's one of the funny things S. said about Winnie the Pooh:

"He's fat! We should call him 'Fatty the Pooh.'"

More of Alex's Sweetness

Today at lunch Alex wanted to tell me something that I thought was adorable:

Alex: "Miss F----."
Me: "Yes?"
Alex (pointing to Michael, who was sitting next to him): "He's my buddy."
Me: "That's right!"
Alex (smiling and putting his right arm around him gently): "We're friends!"

Oh my gosh. So cute. This is the same Alex who said that D. is "beautiful."