Well, today was an epic day in the life of our little social creature. This morning, we went on his school field trip to the Children's Museum in La Crosse, and what a time he had! His favorite was the models of the Mississippi River, and the changes it went through by having dams put in. He collected all of the boats and sent them down the river, and then he made them go through each dam individually. His second favorite thing was the massive train table, and he and I both agreed that he and Grandpa would have a great time with one if only they could talk Grandma into letting them have one.
He also had fun pretending to be a fire fighter, and driving the fire truck. He would turn the lights on and off, and make driving noises as he was steering the wheel. He was ready to put out some fires, except he didn't want to wear the hat.
This is a pretty big thing for him. A new place, with some new people, and he had a blast! This place was made for him, with all of the things to do, the lights, the action, and of course, I was there with him!
After the museum, he got to stay at school and have lunch with his friends. He tried pineapple chunks, but thought they were too tangy for his taste. He ate his peanut buttered bagel, his cheese sticks, and of course his french fries. He had some party snacks this afternoon, and his teachers said he had a blast today! This is a good sign for the testing of how he is going to do when he has to stay at school the whole day, which we are going to try this spring. A couple of days he will go in and experience what it is like to be a Kindergartner, and learn what is going to be expected of him once he is past Preschool. I am sure, however, that he is up to the challenge!
His interest in books is growing, so I found this app for my phone that is a phonics game with a turtle. His name is Tommy, and you can have him walk across the letters to have them sounded out fast, slow, or in the middle. Alex really likes this game, and likes sounding out the letters. This is a great way to get him starting to read! I told him that once he learns how to read, I am positive that he will be smarter than I am in no time, because he will read anything! I also have this feeling that once he starts to read, his language will get better because he will be exposed to so much more language, and that he will begin to understand more words much easier and better too. And then both Tony and I better be prepared for some serious talking!
Since I have Winter Break and I am going to be doing some studying on my days off, I got Alex an art supply set so that he can do some projects (since he won't have school until January 2nd) while I do studying. He is going to work on some Christmas cards (but people will get them post-Christmas, because I am slow like that), and then he will probably make a book with me. We will work on more phonics stuff, cutting and gluing things (and we hope that Daddy doesn't come home to find us glued together).
All three of us want to wish all of you out there who read this babbling a happy holiday season. Alex is excited for presents, I am excited for the break from school, and I think that even though he doesn't say it, Tony is excited that I have a break from school too (less stressed me means a better world for him :) ). I will probably post again after our family's holiday celebration and talk about how Alex did with a house full of girls, something that he should be quite accustomed to from all of the holidays he has had to put up with it though. No wonder why he says that Daddy and Grandpa are his best friends. They have to deal with all of the girls just like he does! That and, I guess, he has a pretty awesome Daddy in Tony, and my Dad is an amazing Grandpa.
From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!
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