A Long Day Ago

In the world of K everything that isn't now or in the future was "a long day ago." He finds such interesting ways to express himself. There's also nothing cuter than hearing a barely four-year-old use the word actually in a sentence.

Young Love

On the way home from kindergarten today ... T: I wanna tell you I fell in love with someone today.

Just one more

Lately at daycare and sometimes at bedtime, K has been reluctant to have us leave him there. So he will ask for "one more hug". And then again as soon as it's over. "And one more kiss," and on and on it goes. And sometimes it's "a BIG one." So we indulge him because it's just so cute and it probably won't last. Good times.

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.