Steph
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Stay-at-home mom, writer, babysitter |
| Location | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | I am a mom who works hard to stay at home with my two children, Avery (almost 5) and Grant (2). Since I was little I knew I wanted to have children and stay home with them. But, I didn't marry a doctor as my mom recommended, so that hasn't been easy. I used to be a fifth grade teacher. It was a job I loved, but I wanted to be with my kids more, so I quit. Now I babysit an almost-two-year old boy named Nate 50 hours a week. I also babysit an almost-two-year-old girl named Layla one day a week. While the kids are sleeping at naptime and at night, I write teacher books for Teacher Created Materials. I'm busy, but I like it that way. I am also involved in my local MOPs group. This fall, my husband and I started teaching Sunday school to the pre-schoolers at our church. I am fascinated by the way children learn, and I love to feed their curiosity with new experiences. At our house we do a lot of craft projects and take a lot of field trips. My goal is to expose my kiddos to the nature and art and beauty in the world around them on a daily basis. I'm also kind of a kid myself, so I love spalshing in puddles and digging in the sand alongside them. |
| Interests | Arts, crafts, hiking, biking, kayaking, camping, |
| Favorite movies | My favorite kids' movie is The Princess and the Frog. Avery's favorite is Sleeping Beauty (because of the evil Maleficent). Grant's favorite right now is Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost. |
| Favorite music | Favorite Kid Music - Stevesongs and Francis England |
| Favorite books | I love children's literature! At our house, we love the Olivia books by Ian Falconer, the Little House on the Praire picture books, Fancy Nancy, David Shannon's David books plus his hilarious Duck on a Bike, the Junie B. Jones First Grader series, and anything about superheroes |
What's the most amount of sand you've ever had in your swimming trunks?
2 Cups or so