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1.10.09 - {almost} three-year old torture

so i have been telling joshua all week, we get to go swimming on saturday. all by yourself, like a big boy! he has been so excited, we get up this morning, josh is asking if today is when he gets to swim, yes sweetie, we get to go swim! we pack our new "speed racer" backpack with our swim trunks and our new fireman hooded towel and away we go to swim lessons.

what a pain! we get josh all undressed and into his swim trunck to find out that, the class is going over safety and pool rules. what!?!?!?! he was very good at sitting and listening, but then i have the fit when josh realizes that we are NOT swimming today.

what a form of torture to an {almost} three year old, sit him in front a a pool, in his swimsuit nonetheless, to watch other kids swimming, fail to mention to mom and dad about the safety talk, and not even let them dip their toes in!

so instead we went out and played in the snow.......

1.1.09 - santa came to visit?

we woke up christmas morning having to explain to josh that santa comes to visit while he is sleeping, and not to stay and play. josh seemed disappointed that he didn't actually get to see him, but had his eye on all the goodies that santa brought him.

josh was actually excited this year and got way into the opening of the gifts, exclaiming at every new package. "look a new shirt! look a new monster truck! look a new puzzle!" being just as excited as the previous gift, now that the gist opening has ended, josh has lots of new things to divert him from his usual play of "cars".

he is really enjoying the games that he received and all his new puzzles. plus, it gives mom and dad something to with him that is more interesting than lining cars up side by side.

for new years, we invited some friends over for our second annual "noon year's eve" party. the kids had fun hanging out, blowing their noisemakers and pulling the strings on the poppers with confetti hidden inside. it was a nice break in our week.

josh starts school back up next week, good bye sleeping in and staying up late.

11.25.08 - preschool

josh is still loving school. we had to miss this week though because he is still feeling under the weather from his double ear infections. i can tell a difference with his conceptualization now that he is routinely going to the sitters/school. he is becoming more imaginative.

we have the gigantic floor puzzles and he put one together all himself yesterday. i am so amazed at how much they pick up on when they are so little.