After a relaxing August it was back to business for everyone in September. Zoë started nursery 5 days per week in mid-September at the Gower School after 2 1/2 years with Nanny Jan-Jan and Marin 3 days per week and nursery 2 days per week. Wow! Attending nursery 5 days per week can be exhausting! But Zoë is finding her stride and engaging well in the more rigorous, structured Montessori program in her new room, Les Petites Souris. Luckily, her best friend Marin has joined her at Gower and Jan-Jan did pick ups and drop offs for the first 2 weeks so the transition hasn't been too brutal. In the new room, all of the children get the chance to be Special Helper and Flower Helper once per month. Zoë particularly likes being Special Helper because she gets to wear a special necklace, bring the snacks for the day and most of all, order everyone around. This new room also offers the opportunity to take Yoga and French classes once per week and continue the crush, I mean, football class with Coach Danny. The nursery is vegetarian so on the weekend, Zoë makes up for meatless weeks with ham sandwiches for breakfasts followed by meat for lunch and meat for dinner.
It sounds like life for Zoë is all work and no play, but au contraire mon frere - life is still lots of fun. We are trying to take advantage of Zoë's free entry to the zoo until she turns 3 so we recently visited with her friend Tessa. She wasn't all that impressed with the penguins but loved playing in the fountain and seeing the tigers being fed. She also continues to love having her face painted - this time as a monkey. She also re-started Circus School on Saturday mornings where she's perfecting her somersaults as well as (low) high wire, trapeze and rope climbing. She and her father have started a new tradition of heading to Hampstead Heath on Sunday mornings for a walk with Djembe to see the kites on Parliament Hill.
Favourites at the moment -
Foods: Prawns, ham, proscuitto, ice cream (mango, strawberry, vanilla)
Sayings: Alors...
Activities: Smelling tea, singing in French, asking for Roger when she sees Mims, asking for Mimi when she sees Bibi
Favourite Book - La Reign Bisou Bisou
