Dessert

K: I want dessert (assertive - he knows what he wants)
Me: How about some popcorn?
K: Popcorn NOT dessert. CHOCOLATE dessert! (all knowing - proper definition of dessert - clueless mom!)

The Book Nest

Each night T takes books to bed. When I come in to turn out the light I usually find him surrounded by a nest of books. Last Friday, I found him in the nest with his hand still holding a book propped in front of his face on the pillow.

Glimpses

A select handful of daily teacher notes on K ....

May 5, 2016
K placed two pieces of plastic watermelon on a plate. He was about to offer it to the teacher but stopped and said, "Wait. I need to cook it." The teacher said, "Where are you going to cook the watermelon?" K said, "In the oven," like it was a perfectly typical place to cook watermelon.

April 11, 2016
K threaded two popsicle sticks into the openings of the threading cars. He held it up and declared, "I make airplane car."

April 4, 2016
Outside this morning K and L watched a spider move up and down it's web. When other people came by he place both hands out and told them, "Don't touch."

April 1, 2016
When K was digging in the soil he discovered it was moving and said, "Look a snake!" The teacher corrected him and said it was an earthworm. K laid down with his head inches from the worm and watched it bury itself back into the soil.

March 10, 2016
K had an amazing day. All morning long he was using his language if he wanted a turn and listened when others ask him for a turn. He would check on peers that were unhappy. Was very polite with others today.

March 9, 2016
While walking to soccer K continually had a running dialog of the weather, "It's raining. It's raining. It's water. It's wet. It's raining," on the way to and from soccer.

March 3, 2016
While on a walk this morning, the class passed a truck with very large wheels. K stopped to examine the wheels. He looked at them and then at the tires of a car next to the truck and said, "That wheel is SO BIG!"

Wovey

K likes to come in and snuggle when he wakes up in the morning (and sometimes in the middle of the night). Last weekend he climbed into my bed with his lovey (wovey) and snuggled for a few minutes before getting up and leaving the room. He came back a minute later and handed me a lovey (not the same one - he has many) and said "Here go mama." He climbed back into the bed and said "Snuggle wovey, mama." He's such a delightful little boy.

Screwdriver

I love reading about the kids adventures at school. K's note for January 5, 2016 read:

Kieran took the toy flat head screwdriver and placed it over a real screw and lifted the screwdriver up and said, "It's stuck now" (Referring to what he was screwing into the floor).

Open Wide

K's current favorite song is "My Pigeon House" which he calls "Open Wide." He comes to me requesting it while trying to interlace his fingers. He's getting pretty good at it, but still sometimes needs reminders. He's very meticulous and wants to get the finger interlace just right. He also wants to get the thumb lock on the flying pigeon just right. When he isn't satisfied with his finger position he interrupts the song with "need help." As soon as we finish he says "'gain" and tries to get me to sing it over and over and over. I love that he's so excited the song and so determined to figure out the gestures. It must be so good for his fine motor skills and his little fingers are so cute! He also very much enjoys "Wheels on the Bus" and "Here's a Ball for Baby."

Compliment

This morning T told me, "Mom, you're not so bad at making egg sandwiches" - This was his way of complimenting my cooking skills. He really liked the egg sandwich (and so did K who complimented me by eating it).