Halloween Pics...

Yes I know it's been a month since Halloween and I am just now getting pictures up. lol.. Our Halloween was short as he was sick, little did we know it was Croup and not just a cold, and he was tired. My little Pirate was just not going to stay out all night and was more interested in handing out candy.

Here are just a few pictures from our short lived Halloween Trick or Treating trip. Enjoy!

School days update #1.... September to November 2008

So William has been in school for almost 3 full months now and I guess it's time for a little update. So here goes, lets start from the begining.

At the end of August they had a Open House for the kids and Parents. William went and had a great time, of course he was most excited to try out the new rock wall in the playground, and try it out he did. He made a coconut with his picture in it and a few other things that were later sent home. It was very sweet and he was so excited to tell me about the fact that his coconut was on the tree with the monkeys.

September came too fast and soon it was time for the first day of school. He was so excited and when we got there he got in line. They line the kids up for their class before heading off and he got to hold the sign that had his teacher's picture. Then after a few directions off they went and he didn't even cry once. He even rode the school bus home. That was the highlight of the first day. Throughout September they worked on just getting acquainted and getting know each other. It was shortly there after that friends were named and it sounded like a few of them were now his best friends. Once they were finally settled into a routine they were allowed to check out books at the library, learned a new song/poem, made a few crafts, and got to play in gym class. They took turns having jobs every day and I've been notified more than once of him being line leader or door holder. They also have the chance to report the weather and what they think recess will be, indoor or outdoor, as that is the most important question for them as 3 and 4 year olds.

October kicked off with big events. First was picture day and lucky for us it was the same day as his dentist appointment and he had nice shiny teeth for pictures! We were thrilled to see some of the daily stuff come home and he was able to write his name without tracing letters. His teacher said he just doesn't want to do it consistantly all the time. They are working with him on that and we are just trying to get him to realize that he has two l's in his name not one. And for the second time since school started he missed school, however this time it was for a full week and he had some pretty yucky sores in his throat. Poor kid. He was, however, back to healthy in time for the school field trip to the pumpkin patch and their harvest party that he took snacks to. Later in October he ended up with a nasty cold that turned into Croup and although he didn't miss school he was pretty miserable.

November was well in and out of school. Lots of teacher in service days lots of holidays and lots and lots of fun. He's working on lots of new things and is proud to go to school every day. Although we had to have his conference later his skills are improving day by day and everything that gets sent home is very good. We love to see his name writing papers and his art projects. Even his pictures that were taken during picture day turned out perfect and I am proud to say that I have a happy, healthy, curious, school loving little one. Lets just hope this continues through the rest of the year.

The one thing I can say is that his teacher is very proud to have him in her class. She says that he is enthusiastic and a great helper. He sings the loudest and gets the other kids into it. He brings her leaves everyday (that will change when they are all gone) and that he hates missing school. He loves it and she is so excited to see him when he learns something. He has very fine motor skills and is always great to the other kids. I always hear about Zachary or Issac or Keenan or Baylie. Yes, Baylie is a girl and I might be over doing it here, but I think he has a little crush on her. She's very sweet and from what I've heard she's helped him a couple of times when he got upset or hurt and was crying. What a sweet girl.

I'll keep posting updates. December is going to be a crazy month. They are out of school from 12-22-08 to 01-02-09 and then it's time for birthday party planning! Ugh where does the time go???

Teacher Conference

William's already had his first teacher conference. One more milestone I thought we wouldn't have to do until he was in at least Kindergarten. According to his teacher he is doing great! She went over how his assessment was and that they will do one at the end of the year when they do conferences again. He is super smart, doing very well, needs to grow the vocabulary. He knows what he wants to say, but doesn't always know the right word to use. So that's nothing to be too concerned about. He is very helpful in class and is very well behaved. She mentioned that he is very enthusiastic and sings very loud. In turn that gets all the other kids into it.

He can draw very well, holds his pencil/crayons very well, colors great and with just a little help to get the scissors held right he can cut well too. He's made lots of friends and loves going. I am very proud of his achievements so far and can't wait to see how much more he soaks in before the next conference. The only thing that she wants to do is have the speech therapist come in and see if he needs help with his pronunciation. The dr seems to think he may need some help, but his teacher doesn't think there is a problem. We'll see what comes of this, but it's nice to know that she's got the same opinion I do. That there really isn't anything wrong, it's just normal stuff that will work it's way out.

just a few new pictures before school starts next week

I love these!

And the countdown begins...

William will officially start preschool on 09/09/08! Oh my goodness that seems just like a heartbeat away right now. We've started a countdown for William at home and he is till oober excited to go! Just 18 days away and we will be starting a new journey. I know he can't wait, but I'm still not ready for him to go.

His dad and I will drop him off on his first day and I'm sure that we will have lots of pictures before and after. Especially of him getting off the bus for the very first time. That is such a big milestone. I can't believe it's just around the corner.

just a few pictures...

moving up his birthday?!?!?!

Yup as if it weren't hard enough to explain to William why he has to wait until his birthday to have another party, try reasoning with the logic of a 3 1/2 year old when they get it in their mind that they can just move that date. Our next door neighbors little girl got a Lightning McQueen powerwheels and a certain little William decided that he wanted one too. When grandma explained that he would have to wait until Christmas or his birthday for one of those type of toys, he quickly responded with..... "But Grandma , my birthday is Saturday, and it's at Chuck E Cheese!"

Yup that's right, he's decided that it's going to happen Saturday. Now with that logic he could just move Christmas up or anything else that he really wants to happen soon. Hard to reason with that, I guess, however, I have never heard of a child moving something like that or even suggesting that it could be moved up.

Grandma tried to explain that it just doesn't work that way, but he wasn't having any of it. I guess I'll have one disappointed little guy come this weekend, but it just was good for a laugh.