Oh what a milestone we hit on the weekend! School supplies shopping!! Oh it was a magical and wonderful day, and more than ever I experienced the will and determination of our growing girl. The first thing to be picked out was the backpack. It was the first one Alex seen and she made her mind up then and there. When Grandma Linda, who was visiting for the day, questioned Alex's choice (only because it was a Hello Kitty backpack and Alex has never even seen anything Hello Kitty before) Alex very firmly said "This one is PERFECT Grama!" The same thing with the lunch bag. This time it was Strawberry Shortcake, which she does know and love, but still she was firm and sure of her decision.
Next came the new school clothes... OMG what a drama queen my daughter is! Every shirt HAD to be short sleeve. If it wasn't both Linda and I got "the look". When either of us found something so super cute we tried VERY HARD to convince Alex of our choices. I have to say Grama had much better luck than Mom, but I did get a choice or two. One particularly cute sweater dress had Linda and I almost squealing over (REALLY REALLY CUTE!!) but Alex didn't think it was quite up to AC standards "Um its just not right..." We got that a couple of times, but this sweater was way to awesome to pass up so I overruled and we got it. That is the good thing about an almost 5 year old. Your word is still law, especially when you put your hands on your hips and give her "the look". "Ok, Ok Mom, just calm down!" Eye roll, hair flip, sigh! Seriously she is not even 5!!!
But we eventually finished getting all her new school clothes and supplies. Not that the school supplies shopping took very long- markers, glue, scissors, pencil case, change of clothes in a shoe box (still have to get shoe box, going to let Alex decorate it!). I was kind of surprised at the lack of stuff they needed. But I do have to remind myself that even though I think she is a genius she is not going into college LOL.
Speaking of how smart our little monkey is! She remembers her address, her phone number, our city, province & country, her full and complete name, her birth date and she can think of a word for all the ABC's (a-apple, b-bear, c-cool!).
On September 1st she has a half hour appointment with her new teacher, in this appointment her teacher will assess Alex to see where she is (ie does she know her ABC's or how to write them) and also test her for any learning disabilities... This one should be interesting, most people don't know but Pat has dyslexia. The form he has makes whole words disappear. He has to read most things 2-3 times to make sure he has read it right. And Dyslexia is hereditary. Plus I'm sure someone at some point is going to say that she has ADD or ADHD because she is a BUSY individual and does have issues with concentration. But I also think that she is very eager to learn and go to school so that may help her learn to concentrate. Lets hope!!
Joe on the other hand is not excited for Alex to go to school. I don't know how he will take her being gone for all of Tuesday and Thursday with the occasional Friday. I'm pretty sure he will be miserable and miss her lots. But lately he has been nothing but miserable. He is such a big boy now, he wants to feed himself all the time. Won't eat a bite if I try to feed him, I actually got a jar of food in him tonight cause we played the take turns game. I feed him a spoonful, he feeds himself a spoonful. He feeds himself with such joy and speed! Most of it ends up on the floor but if I even attempt to feed him he literally falls over in protest! Joe doesn't really like to sit in his chair to eat so he does what we call the free range feeding. He walks around, coming when he wants to eat. I have no patience for his squirming and screaming in the chair while he "eats", Pat has no patience for his "free range feeding". So Joe gets an even dose of each.
The big boy can also go down the stairs himself. Most of the time he'll still hold one hand but more often than not he goes down them all by himself. Mom is of course right in front because Joe gets VERY excited and likes to run. Every where we go its "down!" *point* "down!" Joe wants to walk all the time! He wants to run all the time... He wants to run away from Mom and Dad all the time! People hear us coming because there is always a "No Joe!!" "No Joe, Come Back!" "No Joe, Don't Touch!!" Then there is the inevitable "Joseph Gordon Jacob!!" Poor kids gets middle named at least twice a day. He has such energy and strength! He wants to help with everything. He carried groceries, opens doors, moves playground equipment. True story, he moves our slide and play structure in the back yard!
Ah the back yard! It is almost done and it really is a work of art! A new deck, new grass, new flower beds, new hanging baskets! It is so wonderful and peaceful that we spend most of our time out there now, weather permitting. The kids have been in the pool so much this summer they have turned into water babies. My kids used to HATE water. Screaming and yelling started the instant a bath was run. Now they are pouring water over their heads, splashing, snorkeling! I'll post some pics next week! Hope everyone had a great long weekend!
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