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The Tallest Tree

 Nothing says "welcome back to preschool" like a nice long walk around the neighborhood! I know I have said it a million times over the course of this year, but we are offered so many learning experiences by being able to explore our neighborhood and check out the community. Today, we took a nice long walk over to one of the biggest trees in the area! Not only did the boys show great determination climbing the hill to the tree, but also had some of the best walking stamina we've seen all year! 

Once we arrived, both boys immediately approached the tree and stared in awe. This tree made these two boys look so tiny! They rubbed their fingers and hands along the bark  and explored the grooves by taking very close looks. 





It's so great to be back and see how much the boys have grown over the last couple of weeks.   

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