kid of the day

Today Luke was kid of the day in preschool.  If you remember, he was kid of the day once last term as well.  Kid of the Day gets to be line leader, push the buttons on the elevator, help the teacher teach a new letter, wear a special sticker, and bring something for show and tell.  The Kid of the Day's parent is in charge of snack and is welcome to spend the morning helping out around the classroom.

Luke played nicely with his classmates during play time.  His favorite thing to do was stir up the buttons in the play table with the magnet stick and collect the metal magnets into an "ice cream cone".  Luke loves to play with his cousin Roehn, mostly racing cars.   Luke must be dragged away from playing to do his craft.  Today the craft was making little nests.  Luke put two green eggs in his nest.  I asked him who was inside the eggs, was it perhaps Luke and Seamus?  No, he said.  Those eggs were for eating.  Green eggs!  All we needed was green ham.

I didn't get to participate in gym time because I was setting up the snack:  rice krispy treats and bananas.  When the children came back from the basement, Luke produced his show and tell during circle time.  He brought the horse that my Great-aunt Deanna gave to him before he was born (and which he rarely plays with, I might add).  The teacher asked if the horse had a name and Luke said, "no, it's just a boy horse".  He went on to talk about how this particular horse doesn't have a working mouth, so he doesn't eat, but he's very soft and perfect for hugging.  He also reminded everyone that this was a "very special horse" that was given to his Mom when Luke was still in her tummy, but she gave it to him when he came out at the hospital.  The teacher whispered in my ear during snack that she would like to ask Luke more questions and just let him talk because he always has something interesting to say, and she is so right!

It's special to have someone tell you something they've noticed about your child, and put into words what you may already know.  Those things that most drive me crazy are skills that Luke is perfecting and may someday be his greatest strength!  When Derek and I can't get a word in edgewise at the dinner table I need to remember this may be annoying now, but if we help cultivate it, Luke could turn into a famous author, or an amazing public speaker, or a fantastic father who makes up original stories for his children's delight! Dear Luke.  You play so hard.  You love so strong.  And you always have a story to share.

You are my kid of the day, everyday (I can say that because Seamus is my baby of the day, everyday!).

A couple of weeks ago we made a snowman on a Friday.  On Saturday I watched it's head fall off, on Sunday there was nothing left but a little puddle of snow and lily stalks (arms).  It has stayed very warm since then - we even had a thunderstorm. I do believe we even hit 80 degrees F one day last week!