First Day of School!

Dylan turning 3 meant all kinds of new changes for him education-wise. We've had 2 speech teachers meeting with him once a week for an hour for about the last year and a half, and there hasn't been a huge improvement. He's stopped saying some of the things he was before(backpack, map) but I think that's because we've cut down on his tv time. He's mimicking much more now which is a wonderful surprise every time. 'Walk' was the most recent. He picks the strangest words to hold onto. 'Owl' is the best. Talk about a difficult word to say! He has learned all his letter, numbers up to 30, and most standard colors. He's been making the sounds for each letter when they're pointed out, so alphabet play is a really fun thing for Andrew and I. Anything we can do to hear his little voice!

Anyway, turning 3 meant we could stick with the same teaching setup or bump him up to a full on school schedule. He qualified for 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. Well guess what Tuesday was!

Doesn't that face just say it all?

Me being the crazie I am just had to have him out waiting for the bus 15 minutes early.

Problem is, it's been about 35 degrees during the day, so outside playtime didn't last too long.

This brings us to 'Inside the new-ish car' playtime. Not my favorite, but he really loves climbing into the trunk space. It was kind of funny when I opened the back hatch to get him out for the bus!Thankfully there weren't any issues with him wanting to get on the bus. Getting him to come off the bus, not so easy. The dude did not want to go home. He tried twice to get back on! Good thing I had some nice distractions for him at home.

Puzzles and Cookies!
It's been a standing tradition that on the first day of school you get some kind of treat, usually cookies. In fact, when my sister went to college, she got cookies on the first day too. I love the tradition and hope to keep it going for Dylan!

I hope to have some exciting progress reports for you soon!