The boys are doing great. Both are enjoying interesting things in school right now. Jacoby starts the letter K this week and might be going on a field trip to a Kindergarten class. He has made remarkable progress in the last month or so with his writing and pencil grip. We've been using afternoon rest time for OT while the little brother is sleeping. I should also mention that Jacoby is officially registered for Kindergarten at our neighborhood school. We had a tour right after the holidays, and both Justin and I were impressed with the Kindergarten program and the policies/procedures they have in place for kiddos with allergies. Jacoby is one of the leaders in his preschool class with letter recognition, so that along with his progress with writing I think will put him in great shape for the start of elementary school. The way we do school will probably be a yearly decision for us depending on how Jacoby is doing.
Morgan's class is "studying" the book "Where the Wild Things Are" as part of the Story Book Curriculum they use, so once you enter his class it's nothing but jungle, wild things, and mischief (all quite fitting for him and his preschool mates)! When Morgan and his class begin Preschool II in the fall, they will be moving over to a brand new school building about a block from my office--very exciting! When the boys are home I feel like we don't see much of them! They're very busy right now with all sorts of pretend play in their room--pirate ships, trains, campers, etc. They talk about how they're best friends, Morgan leads the show quite often, and they don't react kindly to being interrupted by their parents!
Justin's Greek class is keeping him very busy. He's also doing a lot of reading for his dissertation proposal. Work is fairly busy for me and I'm also doing some projects at home. Our winter weather is a bit crazy: some days it's cold and snowy, and then sometimes it's super windy and 60 degrees. We hope the mountains will get some snow. We've only been up skiing with the boys once because the slopes are so bare. Our first ski run with Morgan went well. He may have been a little overwhelmed, but by the end of our time he was balancing on his skis while I pulled him with my pole (snow plowing for 2 hours and holding up a 30+ pound chunk is quite a workout!).
Besides all of that, we're healthy, happy, and doing well. And we hope all of you are too!
Reading together...Berenstain Bears and Where the Wild Things Are are our favorites right now
Our masking tape tracks have become a little more sophisticated
Their favorite fine motor activities are those involving food. (:
