Wednesday, August 19, 2009

"I think I am going to like this"

Here is a picture of Lucas on his first day of school, provided by his teacher Deedee. As you can see, he is a genius. It was such a joy to receive this after spending all day prying a very small amount of information from him:

"Deedee ring bell and I STOP."

What did you have for a snack? "Cwackers and cheese." Who made it for you? "Kaffy."

He is enamored with "Kaffy" (Kathy, the teaching assistant.) He looks off into the distance, starry-eyed whenever her name comes up.

The only child he mentioned was Jody who is not listed on the roster. Although he was saying clearly and repeatedly, JODY, I thought he was confusing the name with Josie, a girl in his class, but he insists it is a boy. It's a mystery!

After dropping him off, I was not overwhelmingly sad, although I did feel a bit emotional and expect this to continue in the coming weeks (years, rest of my life...) More so, I felt my heart nearly leaping out of my throat...an overflowing feeling of love and gratitude that Lucas can blossom unencumbered in this wonderful place, Arbor Montessori.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Practicing for school


It's only 5 days away! Lucas is the youngest child in his Montessori class (we figure it's never too early to learn to share, slice fruit and mop spills.) His teacher's name is Ms. Deedee. This mysterious woman often appears in his bedtime/potty stories. Over the summer she sent him a postcard from Argentina. He found this very interesting, bordering on bizarre. We know he's going to love it.

Summer days

Sorry to have fallen off the planet after returning from Europe. We have been busy bees! But we have had time to enjoy the summer. We've been hanging out with Lucas's buds, going to the pool and playing at parks and in the yard. That about sums it up but each day is a new adventure. And guess what - Lucas now yikes ice cream!

Here are a few pics of our first trip to the neighborhood pool:

Lucas & Carter in our front yard. All of his little friends have a lawnmower exactly like this one.



Here are the three muskateers of Sunset Acres. Zoom in on Zane in the back. Priceless!



Here we are with Zane, Melissa, Carter and Anna.



First dip in the baby pool. I think it was a hit!