Oliver:
He's been in kindergarten for almost 3 months now (!!) and he's doing really well. It's funny how, over the past few years, I thought that he wouldn't be socially ready for school, and he would be clingy and not want to go, would have trouble making friends . . . and he has totally been the opposite!! He enjoys going to school, he has a bunch of friends, he likes all of the different parts of school (art, math, PE, library time, etc). He's even been faced with a couple of difficult social situations, but both times he has demonstrated integrity and turning the other cheek instead of fighting back. I'm so proud of him! :-) I met with his teacher about a month ago for the fall Parent/Teacher conference, and his teacher had so many good things to say about him. He's an excellent reader, is courteous and friendly, and is a joy to have in the classroom! There are a few areas that need work (3D shapes, money, math word problems) so we've been working on those at home. :-)
He's been in kindergarten for almost 3 months now (!!) and he's doing really well. It's funny how, over the past few years, I thought that he wouldn't be socially ready for school, and he would be clingy and not want to go, would have trouble making friends . . . and he has totally been the opposite!! He enjoys going to school, he has a bunch of friends, he likes all of the different parts of school (art, math, PE, library time, etc). He's even been faced with a couple of difficult social situations, but both times he has demonstrated integrity and turning the other cheek instead of fighting back. I'm so proud of him! :-) I met with his teacher about a month ago for the fall Parent/Teacher conference, and his teacher had so many good things to say about him. He's an excellent reader, is courteous and friendly, and is a joy to have in the classroom! There are a few areas that need work (3D shapes, money, math word problems) so we've been working on those at home. :-)
He still loves swimming and is close to graduating from his level at swim lessons. The only thing that is holding him back is the breaststroke kick -- I can't blame him, it looks really difficult to master! His favorite strokes are freestyle and butterfly, and he looks like a little fish in the water. :-)
Oliver is also still doing well in gymnastics, and moved up a level this week. His favorites are practicing on the "mushroom" (this thing), and the high rings. He has trouble doing some of the skills that some of the other shorter, lighter boys can do with ease, but he tries hard and gets it eventually. :-)
Buttercup:
She is really loving her "owl" class! I am finally 100% certain that sending her to preschool 3 days a week is the best thing for her. Her teacher always has such nice things to say about her attitude at school, she's never gotten in trouble for any reason, she's sweet and kind to everyone, and she is so bubbly and happy when Theodore and I go to pick her up. She wishes that she could go to school every day like Oliver, but I'm glad that we have 2 days together to (mostly) let her do what she wants to do. And then things start to go downhill at the end of the day, and she goes back to school the next morning. Win-win! :-)
Buttercup is also still a little fish in the water. She's a much better swimmer at her age than Oliver was! The only thing is, she's easily distracted and she's just so excited to be in her class that sometimes she has trouble paying attention. But she's doing great, and she only has 1 more station to complete before she graduates from her level (at that point, she'll move up to the level that Oliver is currently in).
She's also still doing gymnastics and just in the past month it's as though something clicked, and all of a sudden she's almost able to do a real cartwheel and handstand! Her favorites are forward rolls (like a somersault) and the bar. Like with swimming, she is SO excited to be participating in the class. She literally bounces up and down the entire time while she waits for her turn. It's adorable. :-)
Theodore:
He's just an adorable, sweet, funny, chubby little boy. I love him! He is so much fun! He's definitely a ham. He loves to laugh, he loves to make people laugh, he loves to watch people laugh ... he just loves laughter. :-) He's such a precious gift, I'm so thankful for him and his sweet, sweet personality.
He's still a stinker though! Today at lunch, he threw some food, so I told him no and took his plate away for about 15 seconds. He pretended to cry, then gave me the stink eye until I gave him his plate back. I told him "no throwing," and he looked at me, picked up his spoon (full of hummus) and flung the hummus in my hair. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. It was naptime after that. :-)
Theodore's favorite things are being/playing outside, swinging, pushing his lawnmower (he calls it "go-go", isn't that cute?!!), rough housing with his big brother, reading/looking at books, listening to music, stacking things, throwing balls (or any toys, really), and playing with markers.
His absolute favorite song is "Cotton Fields" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, ha ha! He requests it every time we get in the car. :-) I love these sweet kids!
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