Black and Gold Day At MDO

love the hand holding :)
Sean had to wear a Saints shirt to school because our New Orleans Saints are 11 and 0! Notice in the picture that his best friend, Riley is holding his hand...to cute!

Thanksgiving Feast at MDO

Riley wanting to share w/ Sean
a mouthful of grapes

cutie

Fall Festival At MDO

Sean's class
he found hidden treasure

in his backup costume in case it was muddy

The moms got to come to school if possible, to help get the kids dressed in their costumes and get ready to play some games and get even more candy.

The Great Debater

Sean had school today and he has been doing great. He comes home with a piece of paper that has things circled such as, "gentle touches", "gentle voices", "sharing" and "listening ears" to name some. If it is circled then he has done this "job". Well today, "listening ears" wasn't circled. I asked Sean if he listened and he said, "I did too have my listening ears on"! He was very defiant about it and continued to debate me and later Kenny. I had to laugh because he really does have a talent for not backing down and standing his ground.

First Day of School

already!
umm...second thoughts?

an action shot

My big boy started his 1st day of school today. Since he is a Nov. birthday, he won't be in prek until next year. He is going to his same MDO, but for 3 days a week as opposed to 2 days last year. This was the first year that they used a car line and Sean had no fears or worries. On the way to school, he told me that he was "happy to go to school." The director got him out of the car and he turned back and waved and that was that. He is so grown up! He had a great 1st day and looked so cute with his backpack and Scooby Doo lunch box.

School...Not So Good

Sean had school today and was very excited to go this morning. When we got out of the car he said, "mommy, this is going to be fun". Well, when I picked him up Miss Tiffany said that there were 5 boys in the class today and no girls. I feel so badly for her. The boys were wild. She said that she couldn't keep them at the table to do any projects. This is her 1st go around at doing a MDO and Sean will have Miss Christy again in the fall. Sean was put into a couple of time outs for "rough play", but she said that he always said he was sorry. I guess I have to look on the bright side of things.
We've been working on using "gentle hands", etc. Not much luck, so far. He grew out of the biting which he did when he was 1, so I'm praying that the pushing and shoving will end soon.
Sean, I love you very much. You are my high spirited and strong willed little boy and your spirit is what makes you, "you" and I love "you"!!!!!

Last Day of School

"look, mommy"
this is about as far in as I'll go

checking it out, first

Sean's class

Today was Sean's last day of MDO. He started in the fall at the age of 2 1/2 and is now 3 1/2. I have watched him blossom during this time. His vocabulary expanded to where he spoke complete sentences. He showed no fear when I left him for the 1st day. I cried, but he didn't. He had so much fun. He'll be going back there next year and for 7 wks this summer for their summer camp. He told me that he wants to go to a school with a school bus. I told him that when he gets bigger, he can go to a new school that has one.

The moms came back to school at 11am to get the kids into the swimsuits and then it was outside to the foam machine! I'll post some pictures. This is a very fun activity for the kids. Sean was a little gun shy and wouldn't get his face wet. He also was intrigued by how it worked. He went up to the operator and asked him what he was doing. Then, the man was nice enough to let Sean turn the on/off switch a couple of times. My little man is curious.

Sean, I'm so glad that you had so much fun at school this year!!!

Endings and New Beginnings

Last night, it was so sweet to hear Kenny and Sean play, as I typed away. Kenny has been working on a big court case and hasn't been getting home until very late. I can tell how much Sean and Kenny miss each other. I smiled as I listened to them play hide and seek and the sleeping dinosaur (a game that Kenny invented).

Today, was really Sean's last day of school. Thursday is a beach day at school, so he'll only be there about 2 hours. It was bittersweet to see all of the paintings in his classroom off of the walls. This was Sean's first year in a school environment and he loved it! He has learned so much and his vocabulary and sentence structure has expanded immensely. He will be going to MDO summer camp for 2 days a week for 7 wks this summer and then will go back to MDO in the fall for 3 days a week. He's a Novemeber birthday, so pre-k will wait until he's 5. Tomorrow is also his last t-ball game of the season. That makes me sad, too. He really enjoyed it. I know though that with all of these ending will come new beginnings.

Today was another beautiful day, so we spent it outside and Sean rode his bike. He is a speed racer, now. I had to jog to catch up with him.

Tomorrow, some builders are coming to put up our new shed and I know that Sean will love that!!

ABC's and 123's

We started our morning as usual with kisses and hugs on the sofa, then we got ready for school. Sean goes to a MDO 2 days a week and he loves it! When, I got home from bringing him, I saw an Entergy truck near our subdivison and knew something was wrong. That's right, no power, which meant no coffee or computer for me. Luckily, in about 2 hrs, the power was back. When, I picked up Sean from school, Miss Christy, his teacher told me that he is letting her know how smart he is. Last week, he was the only one who knew his shapes and this week, he was the only one who knew number recognition. I am so proud and surprised. Surprised, b/c when I work with Sean on numbers, he tells me that he doesn't know or he gets bored and moves on to something else. He is the Christopher Columbus of the class according to Miss Christy b/c he likes to roam around. We are thinking that he gets bored easily after he knows something or completes a task, so he gets up and walks around.

Sean wanted his carwash today, but I had to explain that the rain cleaned mommy's car. He didn't like that, so we had a crying episode all the way home. As a reward for being so good at school, he got to ride his bike and have cookies. We spent the rest of the day with a nap and play time. When Kenny got home, Sean got to turn the lights on his police car, or as Sean says, "folice car" b/c he ate all of his dinner. Here's a picture of Sean on his 1st day of school.