Development

Luke:

Our little guy absolutely LOVES to count and so his favorite bedtime book is the Goldfish counting book. He loves it so much that he wants to sleep with it. He gets easily board with it only going to 10, that he decides to put the pages together so he can count to 20. What's really funny is that until last night, he would count to 12 and then only say the even numbers to 20. Last night he started trying to say all of the other numbers inbetween, but his pronunciation is only that of a newly 3 year old, so thirteen often times sounds a lot like fourteen... however his fourteen is over pronounced and the FOUR stands out. It's so cute helping him and listening to him rattle his numbers off really fast over and over.

Luke has some new words and phrases in his vocabulary. (****I'm drawing a blank... examples coming...****) He also loves to sing. His favorite songs are Joy to the World, ABCs, and Jingle Bells.

Today Luke decided he was doing school with Emily. We moved the school table out away from the wall so all three of us could sit at it. I retrieved a preschool basics book from our school shelf and gave it to him. I was astonished at his ability to do it... all. I just needed to read the directions and he could do it! Yikes... he just turned three. I think more play time is needed, he doesn't need to be flying through books intended for four year olds. At least we know he's a bright little guy.

Luke enjoys most any activity that involves running or a ball. He loves to pretend he's leaping over hurdles and in a big race. He also loves to throw balls and frisbees, and has a great aim when he throws... it will be interesting to see what God does with that gift. He also LOVES to paint and build wood projects as well.


Emily:

Our precious daughter is on her way to mastering single and double addition and subtraction as well as answering and writing her own story problems. Her penmanship is becoming very pretty and she is eager to learn cursive... so much so that she's teaching herself. She is also a great reader. She loves Pooh Bear's poems, Dr. Seuss and various beginning to read books. We often find her creating her own poetry in her journal, which is a real treat.

Emily is now playing piano with flats. Her current songs are a marching song, a more complicated jingle bells, Indian Song, and Rockin' Tune. She does not look forward to learning new songs, but once she practices them a few times, she delights in playing them with ease.

Her art skills are rapidly developing. She LOVES all forms of art and is eager to start her new art program, Artistic Pursuits. Daily, she is transforming everyday things into a new creation. She has quite the imagination and we are loving it.