Super Rachel Zana's Spot

In high contrast to his big brother, Peanut Maximus was thrilled to be starting preschool! The first day of school was a drippy, drizzly day. Peanut Maximus goes to a nature preschool where everything is outside, so we jumped right in with the rainsuit on the first day! I can’t…

It’s a long standing tradition to post first day of school photographs here. Although he did eventually humor me and pretend to smile, the image below shows his true feelings about the start of the academic year.

Those first times kids start to write their names are so special! The watercolor paints have been busy lately.

Peanut Maximus met his nature school teachers last week, and to prepare for the school year there were numerous items we were supposed to bring to school, including a family picture. Unfortunately, we have absolutely zero pictures with everyone from the family, because in the past four years, it has…

It was a moody, grey day. The weather was moody. The Lake was moody. We sat and watched the crashing waves, which is always incredibly calming and mesmerizing for me. Peanut Maximus was pretty antsy, but eventually Mr. TOF got him exploring a bit to run off some energy, and…

A few months ago, shortly after The Banana arrived for summer break, Dr. Peds asked her about what dates she would be moving back to college so that he could arrange things in his schedule. There were a few dates that students could move back in to college, but only…

Early on Sunday morning I was sitting on the couch next to Peanut Maximus. We were about to get up to go about our Sunday morning routine, and I leaned back and stretched my back. Then Peanut Maximus also leaned back to stretch his back. Peanut Maximus: Mama, why do…

It was the last Sunday Night at the Beach before The Banana’s departure for college. Peanut Maximus, Mr. TOF and I headed to the rocky beach, and The Banana also joined us for a bit before she needed to leave to finish some projects. The weather was gorgeous, and The…

We dropped off Mr. TOF for fall evening rowing practice, and decided to head to the aquarium before we had to go back to pick him up. Let me just say that visiting the aquarium with a four year old in the late afternoon is a whirlwind! You don’t look…