We went to the new water slides at Pump Up The Fun on Wednesday, July 17. We met Angel & Riley and Rachael, Leo, Suzana, and "baby Nora" there. The kids had a blast, and we were the only ones there for quite a while. A lady from the newspaper came while we were there and took pictures of the kids and their names and pictures were in the paper on July 18th! The kids had a great time!
Kirk and I went to Olivia's birthday party at the Highlands Museum, and Kirk played on the light table forever! He really likes building with just about anything, and his attention to detail amazes me. He definitely got the building gene from his Daddy (NOT his Mama!)!
I finally let Kirk have his "own" buggy in Kroger. He LOVED pushing it around all over the store, and he was actually very helpful. He picked out the exact coffee that I drink, and he even put some broccoli in his buggy (although he does NOT LIKE IT!). He only ran over my feet 3 times. It was funny to watch him and the people in the store all talked to him (which he loved!). He didn't ask for junky food (we have talked and talked about it) and he only took what we needed from the shelves. I was very proud of him, even if my feet are a little sore.....haha!
Kirk is now a firefly catching machine! Sunday night he caught 25! He even caught 2 at once. He loves watching them glow in the jar. I let him take them in his room and watch him in the dark (to Jeremy's dismay). He's learned a lot from catching those little things. We were even talking about the differences between insects and arachnids tonight. He's a smart boy!
Kirk is spending this week with Angel, Riley, and Brady while I go back to work...BOO HOO!!! Angel has been taking the kids to Super Why library camp this week. They love it, and Kirk thinks he has the "power to read!" Although he can't read very many words, he is getting really close. He is sounding things out, asking how things are spelled so he can write them, and his handwriting is coming along nicely. He can write his name pretty well, and I'm excited to see how quickly it straightens up when he begins preschool. He's really interested in reading and writing now, and I think he will really excel this year.
We're counting down days until his birthday party and the first day of preschool. We had "Meet the Teacher" night at our school last week, and although he's met the teacher before (ME) he had fun meeting the other kids in his class and playing in our classroom. He loves building with all of my wooden blocks, and of course working on the computers. I can't wait to see him in circle time, during meals, and singing and dancing in our classroom. 11 days till his party, 14 days until he turns 4, and 15 days until his first day of preschool. That's a lot for a mama to take! I'm thankful to get to spend every day with him this school year. It's going to be memorable, I'm sure!!
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