Boredom Buster

Usually you and Qi come over to our room after Bible Class, and you would request the different colors of Dry Erase Markers to draw on the wall with.

On this day, however, you decided that you would scale great heights and camp out.

May the 4th Be With You

We had our own version of Star Wars Day earlier in the month, doing some Star Wars themed school work.....

You are getting better and better at spelling and descriptive writing :)

Your Math and deductive skills are also improving...

and we have been working on handwriting as well

All in all, you are such a diligent little boy, and really want to do well, and are always so eager to learn :) We are truly blessed.

Popular Culture at the Library

Okay, so I made you take a photo in front of Tardis

but you made me take a  photo of you with Creeper.

p/s: For the last couple of weeks or so, you have been very into Minecraft, creating and  building your own landscapes and buildings, and watching Stampylongnose for inspiration. :)

Hugs are the best Therapy

All these different "good parenting" sources always tell you things you SHOULD or should NOT tell your child, and they often agree that a child needs to be told that he/she is loved every day, and that they are precious etc etc.

Well, a lot of times, I find myself on the receiving end of this wonderfulness.  Every morning you are so delighted to see me, and give me the best hugs all day long.  When those little arms stop hugging me tightly around the neck every day, I don't know what I'll do..

AND you are soooo encouraging.  I mean, just 2 days ago,  we had chili dogs and baked fries for dinner, and you were going, "YUMMMMM, These are the BEST French Fries I have ever had, mommy!!!".

And when we play soccer in the yard, you always tell me, "Good shot!" or "Great Kick!", or something similarly uplifting.

What a blessing you are :)

Continue to be sweet and kind, little boy.  You truly are precious.

Self Help

This was taken back in mid-April, a few days after your hair cut.

I was cooking in the kitchen and you told me that you had also cut off some of your hair.

Apparently I hadn't trimmed your bangs enough, and they were messing with you, and so you took it upon yourself to make some minor improvements.

I looked around the room, and asked where the hair was, as I couldn't see anything on the floor, and you directed me to the trash can. Well, THANK GOODNESS I had kept it long then, and not much damage was done.

 
Regardless, you still looked totally handsome :)

Don't Let the Penguin Finish This Activity Book

You are still very much into the activity book that you received for Christmas, and often ask me to do a couple of activities with you, before you go to bed.

I love how the whole book is like a story, and all the activities help the story go along. 

This particular activity was to make a sandwich board sign to advertise the Pigeon's upcoming puppet show. :)

  

 Right now we are about halfway through the activity book  - yes, it is QUITE thick.  Maybe we'll be done by next Christmas? I really hope they come up with a sequel!

Rister Park

I can't believe it has been almost 2 years to the day since we were by Rister Park.  The only reason why we were there THIS time was because we were coming home by that route after the Air Show.

You are 2 years older, wiser, braver, nimbler and much stronger.

You revisited the different playground equipment, 

but when you tried to get on the bouncy plane thingy, you voiced your doubts if it was safe enough.

 

You decided it was waaaaaaaaay too wobbly and "unstable" for any safe riding. :)

 

I love you little boy.  I know we don't bring you to playgrounds nearly enough and we will try to be more diligent about it - even if it is just to watch Daddy try some moves :)

Miss Rumphius

One of the FIAR books we did recently, in conjunction with learning about plants, was Miss Rumphius.
We did some vocabulary cards and you drew the meaning of the words on colorful paper

We also did art, using mixed media, and of course, our fingers!

We talked about visiting Faraway Places like Miss Rumphius did, and colored a Mother of Pearl shell, just like the one we have.

We didn't have any lupine seeds, but we looked at pictures of them, and planted some other kinds of seeds.  

We were also learning about Earth Day and conservation/reuse/reduce/recycle, and so we decided to use some old egg cartons and leftover plastic Easter eggs as starter planters.

And then, a couple of weeks later, they got big enough to transplant!

We'll keep you updated on their progress!

A Party at the Gymnasium

Azmari, who is 4 weeks younger than you are, had his birthday last weekend.  Ira and the mom of a couple of other kids had come together and rented a local gymnasium for a joint birthday party celebration.

It was pretty crazy, what with kids going in all directions,

getting on all the different gymnasium equipment.

They had several ladies supervising the various areas, and it was quite the experience, for sure.

You loved the balance beams and the "jumping into a pit of foam cubes" thingies.

Max and Jet and the twins, as well as Mamo and Uncle Jim were there too..

At the end, you were so tired out from all the romping, but you didn't want to leave either :)