What About Charley?
We figured that Daniel and I had done enough talking about our experiences and wanted to share a little bit about what Charley has been up to so far.
A typical week for Charley (if there is such a thing with two clergy parents) includes four days of nursery school from about 9 to 5:30. We have him at home with us on our day off so that we can have a family day. We often take him to the village playground/park which is just up the road. We're fortunate to have such a lovely place to take him (and it's right next to the school where he'll probably end up going when he turns three).
Saturdays are sometimes free and sometimes not. When they're free we like to cook a proper breakfast (for us that's scrambled eggs, bacon, and cinnamon toast) and lounge about. Charley loves being outside; as a result, outside is the most used word in his vocabulary :)
Charley in his element in our back yard.
Asleep on a long hike with Mama's mission area.
I bet many of you wonder what we do with him on Sundays. Daniel and I take turns taking him with us to our churches. About half the time my colleague Lorraine, her husband Carl, and their four kids will watch him. There aren't nurseries (crèches in the UK) in the village churches here, so we really appreciate that we have people willing to watch him while we lead worship. In my experience this would never happen in most churches in the states, but here in North Wales they have welcomed him as one of their own and don't get upset when he makes noises.
Hanging out before the service in Bagillt.
As of last Friday, Charley has been moved up to the toddler classroom. This means that he no longer naps outside in his pram (stroller) but sleeps on a cot next to his classmates. I'm sure there are other differences, but we haven't had the meeting with his new teachers yet, so I can't tell you what they are (I think one is that they learn more Welsh).
Waiting to see the horse after school.
One thing we really love about his school is that they have their own chef, and so he gets fed multiple meals: breakfast, lunch, pudding (various types of dessert), and tea (heavy snacks like sandwiches). He's a really good eater at school, which is good, because he is quite picky at home, so I'm glad he's getting some veggies during the week.
Charley's really blossomed at school; they are mostly play-based, and he loves his teachers and especially the toys (apparently he likes to get on the back of a tandem tricycle when someone is riding and hold his feet up while the person in front of him does all the pedaling). Charley has even started to say a few words in a British accent; after four days of school it's stronger. It's pretty cute.
That's about it for now. We'll keep you posted as time goes on!
A typical week for Charley (if there is such a thing with two clergy parents) includes four days of nursery school from about 9 to 5:30. We have him at home with us on our day off so that we can have a family day. We often take him to the village playground/park which is just up the road. We're fortunate to have such a lovely place to take him (and it's right next to the school where he'll probably end up going when he turns three).
Charley in his element in our back yard.
Asleep on a long hike with Mama's mission area.
I bet many of you wonder what we do with him on Sundays. Daniel and I take turns taking him with us to our churches. About half the time my colleague Lorraine, her husband Carl, and their four kids will watch him. There aren't nurseries (crèches in the UK) in the village churches here, so we really appreciate that we have people willing to watch him while we lead worship. In my experience this would never happen in most churches in the states, but here in North Wales they have welcomed him as one of their own and don't get upset when he makes noises.
Hanging out before the service in Bagillt.
As of last Friday, Charley has been moved up to the toddler classroom. This means that he no longer naps outside in his pram (stroller) but sleeps on a cot next to his classmates. I'm sure there are other differences, but we haven't had the meeting with his new teachers yet, so I can't tell you what they are (I think one is that they learn more Welsh).
Waiting to see the horse after school.
One thing we really love about his school is that they have their own chef, and so he gets fed multiple meals: breakfast, lunch, pudding (various types of dessert), and tea (heavy snacks like sandwiches). He's a really good eater at school, which is good, because he is quite picky at home, so I'm glad he's getting some veggies during the week.
Charley's really blossomed at school; they are mostly play-based, and he loves his teachers and especially the toys (apparently he likes to get on the back of a tandem tricycle when someone is riding and hold his feet up while the person in front of him does all the pedaling). Charley has even started to say a few words in a British accent; after four days of school it's stronger. It's pretty cute.
That's about it for now. We'll keep you posted as time goes on!
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