Kindergarten, Discovery Center, VIDEO Dinosaur Poem

On Saturday, since Guy didn't work, he took Nico to the Discovery Center in the afternoon. They have their rocket display going on. They spent two hours there, then they went and got coffee, and maybe went to a few other places.

On Monday was our meeting at Adams Elementary so we could meet his new teacher and SLP and the Resource Teacher. All very nice! They asked me if I would be willing to switch Nico to the afternoon class because there is another kid in the afternoons that needs speech therapy, and it would make it easier if they could be pulled out together to do speech at the same time. They usually do speech in groups, but if there is not anyone from a matching grade then Nico would be matched with an older kid, and they like to avoid that if at all possible.

I had actually been thinking about the afternoon class, because Nico's friend from Beautiful Savior Preschool, Michael, is going to be in the afternoon class. So when they brought it up, I said, Yes! I am open to it! So he's officially going to be in afternoon preschool. 12:30-3:15 PM every day.

We also decided to sign him up for the BSU Literacy Academy this summer. (Here's a link to the .pdf brochure) I think he will enjoy it. It goes through the month of June, 4 weeks total I think.

Tonight at the park, a 6 year old boy became quick friends with Nico. The 6 year old ran up to his dad and said "Dad! Dad! Want to know something awesome?? I made a new friend!" "Great! What's his name?" "I don't know, he didn't tell me." 

Then when Nico ran up to him the 6 year old said "Dad! Dad! That's my friend, that's my new friend!!"

Nico makes friends, and says Hi to everyone. I really like that!

The one time we went to the park this month and there were NO kids to play with, we stayed for a measly 5 minutes before Nico asked to go home. In the past he wouldn't have cared, but now it's pretty imperative that there are other kids at the park. On our way to the park tonight he had told me "Mommy, I'm going to go play with my friends at the park!" not knowing yet who his friends were going to be. 

This week Nico also got to put some legos together with Evie for the first time. He helped her learn how to do it. Guy was telling me that Evie approached legos in a different way than Nico did. Nico: rules. Evie: general idea. She knew the roof of the car went on the top of the wheels somehow, so she just did that. Then after the legos were put together they played with them.

Video at the very end!

At the Train Depot checking out the huge steam engine

Evie asked if she could paint Nico's toenails red. Nico got her a red marker and let her do it.

Heave ho!

Watching construction out the front window