So I decided to make yesterday as fun as possible given that I had -5 on the energy scale. I just bucked up and decided to plow through the day.
The first thing we did was go to the library. Brian had been wanting to go so bad and Wes and I tried to take him on 2 occasions but it was closed for the new year's holiday. So as we were pulling up in to the parking lot, poor little guy kept saying, "ooohhh nooo, the doors are locked. It's closed." I finally convinced him that it was open and so he gave me and my mom a lecture on how we had to use our "quidet" library voice inside (even though we were the ones fearful that HE would forget!) He was GREAT though! He noticed that the kiddie computers had a Thomas the Train game on them the last time we were there, so I promised him that next time we went he could play. I wasn't sure how this was going to work, given we don't have a computer at home and he isn't really familiar with them. But my smart little baby knew exactly what to do and was a pro at the mouse. He even plopped right down and put the earphones on his head :)
One happy 4 year old! (and might I add extremely handsome- I mean look at that face!?)
When we got home from the library, I decided to whip out an old teaching idea- the whole shaving-cream-on-a-cookie-sheet thing. It is messy, but it's shaving cream so it smells good and is clean. I thought this would be a great way for him to practice writing letters although he agreed for all of 2 minutes and then wanted to just "drawl".
I think he really enjoys doing this because he thinks he is getting away with making a big mess. AND he already knows how OCD his mom is with messes.
But it's okay. Because secretly, I LOVE the way it smells after the shaving cream :)
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