Montessori Harvest Festival

By MAGGIE WANG

The annual Montessori Harvest Festival (Kevin missed it again because he was with the Lakers in Phoenix) was a lot of fun, albeit exhausting. We arrived at school at 8 a.m., to start setting up Maven's classroom booth. I worked her booth until it was time for Sedona's class to go out at 10 a.m. and experience the festival.

This booth had silly bands. I've seen them in stores but thought nothing of it -- yet of course, Sedona knew exactly what they were and was so excited to get three! She is with Katie Meggers (with whom we play often outside of school) and Keller (his birthday party is Saturday at Spectrum in Redondo).

Sedona took time out to eat lunch with Jack Fisher, a boy in her class last year whom she didn't like much because he "roared" as part of a playground game. But she is now super-friendly with him in the new class -- although Kevin wasn't thrilled that Sedona let Jack Fisher pull on the loose sole to one of her shoes, making for more Super Glue repair later. (The first day Sedona wore the repaired shoes, one sole was still a tad loose, but Sedona told Kevin after school that she didn't let Jack Fisher pull on it it this time!)

At 11a.m., it was time for Maven's class to head out to the festivities ...

Maven seemed to have fun, even though everything felt very new and different for her.