After the sick bed

The boy has been enjoying going back to school.  So much so, that he got a fever that lasted on and off for 4 days.  I kept him at home, and as quiet as you can keep a newly turned 4 year old.  So after all the lazing around at home, I thought he could use some time at the park.

But instead of a nice hour at the park, the boy wanted to explore.  There's a culvert that runs next to the park which is a super fun place to explore.  It runs down under a major road and onto the other side where a large strip mall sits.

You see that that strip of grass at the top?  We eventually climbed up there to the strip mall and had to cross back over to the park.  He wanted to do the whole thing over again, but realized he was too tired and wanted to be carried back to the car.

Deep undercover deep asleep

Pre-school: a sequel

We went to the building the day before to help jog his memory.  It must have worked, because when we walked into his trailer this afternoon, he knew just what to do.  He was the first one to wash his hands, and the first to sit at the craft table.  He barely noticed when I walked out the door.  And then his speech therapist said he'd had a great day.

We didn't work a lot on academic stuff over the summer, though we did some.  But I did make sure we spent as much time as I could manage with other kids.  He enjoys other kids, but needs practice interacting, especially because of his delay.  I think all the work paid off.

A birthday whirlwind

A lot happens the month of August.  The boy and husband have birthdays within a week of each other, and the boy goes back to school.  Our baby is no longer a baby, but a 4 year old.  Yikes!

Hiding out on top of the flour bags at the Costco.

With his cookie from the Mexican bakery he got on his actual birthday.

Husband wanted some ice cream, and since it was a birthday whirlwind, we got some.  The boy wanted some "blue".

Robot themed cake for the birthday party with friends.

In the shirt I made him.  I thought it turned out really well.

We had the kids paint on large boxes to look like robots.  Husband I thought it was an amazing idea.  After all, the boy had fun painting the one we made together in the spring and still enjoys playing with it.  But the kids painting took about 5 minutes and mostly around the neck of the boxes, so you can't see in the picture.  But from what the parents said the day after, the boxes were a big hit.

Our big boy, returning books to the library, all by himself.

A walk in the woods

I needed to get out of town.  There was a conference going on downtown, lead by a particularly contentious group of people.  While we live a good distance away, I could feel the bad vibes all the way in the suburbs.  So, we went for a hike.  A little wilderness was very refreshing.

And the boy got new goggles.

And a new suit of armor.

And two new Bumblebees.  One for his birthday, one he got for Christmas, and the big one he earned by going potty.  He had a blank picture of Bumblebee and got to fill in a small section every time he produced something.  It look longer than I had thought it should, but we still made it!