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New Skills

As I had mentioned in a previous post, one thing Tyler was most excited about doing at preschool was "cutting". This is a pretty new skill for him so we've been working on it a lot at home over the past few days. We checked out an activity kit at school that had cutting and hole punching exercises to try at home. While the scissors have been a success the hole punch has not. He needs to use two hands to actually punch the hole but then the paper slides out of the hole punch. After a frustration filled session (complete with tears and screams) I suggested that we retire the hole punch for a while and concentrate on scissors. Thankfully, Tyler agreed. :)

Whew!

Tyler got his first official day of preschool under his belt and all went well. When we got to the school he rushed in without any sign of fear or hesitation. He walked right in the classroom and located his name tag then, after a quick goodbye, went to join the other kids on the rug with nary a glance back. What a big boy!
After a leisurely trip to Target Calvin and I headed back to school to pick Tyler up. When he saw me he jumped in my arms and gave me a big hug. I told him how much I missed him and he asked, "did you cry?" I answered No (although I felt like it a few times) and he replied, "me neither!" He spent the whole ride home telling me all the fun things he did at school. I'm so proud of my grown up little boy!!

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4 Boys!!

Last week I watched Sammy and William while Meg and Joe ran errands with Vincent. Surprisingly, being in charge of four boys wasn't as hard as it sounds. William and Tyler play so good together and Sammy and Cal are starting to tolerate each other. We played outside and took a long walk/bike ride in the morning. After lunch the babies went to bed and the big boys colored, played in the sand box, enjoyed a treat and watched a movie. It was such a fun day for everyone!
William and Ty are already wrestling with each other at the tender age of 3! They knocked each other to the ground then laughed so hard. Boys will be boys...

First Day!!

This morning Tyler woke us up at 6:30 so excited for his first day of preschool! Nana and Papa were able to come over and watch Calvin while Jim and I took Tyler to a special breakfast then accompanied him to Preschool. We met his teachers, explored his room and watched Tyler play with William and his other classmates. He was very excited about his room, especially finding the hook with his name on it for his backpack and coat. He spent most of the time today in the play kitchen and playing with playdo. Today was an informal open house for the parents and the real school day will start on Thursday. He was so excited today so we have high hopes for Thursday when we'll separate for the two hour duration of class. We are so proud of you Tyler!!

Imagination

As I had said in my previous post, Tyler is engaging in more imaginative play these days. With the start of school approaching he has taken to playing with his schoolhouse and school bus more and more. Today I was cleaning up after lunch and I heard him making up dialogue between two of the school children.
"Is it time to go to school yet?"
"Not yet, it's not open until tomorrow. See? The door is still closed"
"Where's your backpack?"
"Oh, I don't have one. I can't go to school today"

Then he brought out the teacher.
"I'm your teacher Miss Lisa and I am nice. I am very very nice"

It's so sweet to see him acting out what's occupying his thoughts. His first day is tomorrow and we are all excited! Wish him luck!!