So, apparently, the city of Oxford allocates 15 free hours of nursery to 3 year olds. Who knew? It has been one of the first things people we've met tell us. We started looking into it, because, as much fun as he and I been having together, and as many friends as we have made, I'm not a three year old, and Z has really been missing the structure of school.
As you can see, we're having fun and enjoying amazing fall weather. I thought they said it rained a lot here. :) oh, just wait...
His last school was awesome and did wonders for his extremely social self. Whenever we passed schools, he would ask if he could go there. So, we looked into the one right around the corner, contacted them, visited and they said he could start this week. He seriously walked right in and said, "bye, mom!"
I wanted to resist. I felt like it happened too fast, and that I hadn't given a proper try to homeschooling, which really for a three year old is playing, running, screaming and creating, tirelessly, allllllllll the live long day. When I saw how excited he was...well, oh, and then I realized that now I have three whole hours to myself every morning! I think we'll all be just fine.
Below are pictures from the weekend. We biked downtown as a family. Mommy does the real work. I now have a toddler seat on the back of my crappy bike that only has one gear. It's a bit of a workout, but fun.
We saw a movie being filmed. Z thought it was a parade that kept coming back and starting over. They yelled cut and reset several times.
We also visited New College. In case you don't know, Oxford University is actually made up of several different colleges. Each of them have their own history, old buildings, professors, and tours.
The old city wall (above)
Below is the tree and courtyard that you may recognize from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! It's where Harry and Malloy argued and Mad-eye turned Malfoy into a weasel. Yep, I'm a Potter nerd.
- kelly
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