Luke turned five years old yesterday and suddenly, I have a big kid. He is totally into dinosaurs and crocodiles and venomous snakes and if you want to make him happy, all you have to do is ask, "Who'd win in a battle--a saltwater crocodile or a great white shark?" When we asked a few weeks ago what he wanted for his birthday, his number one request was a book called "Orca Whale vs. Great White Shark," and while he was excited about each of his gifts, when he opened the bag containing that one, his entire body radiated joy.
He has been so lovely with Elsa and I think all the big brotherly instincts that went into hibernation when Weston stopped being a baby (and started being a rival,) have come out with her. He spent an entire day petting her at every chance and calling her a "funny, good, big baby dog." Every night before bed, he asks to spend five minutes playing with her before he goes to sleep.
He is alternately super helpful and really obstinate. Most of the time, he's utterly convinced that he knows everything about everything. He has a few really good friends at school and loves to talk about them constantly. I got to spend some time volunteering in his classroom over the past couple of weeks and it has been so nice to see how friendly and loving these kids are with each other. I hope he gets that next year, when he starts real school.
Speaking of "real school," he is pretty excited at the thought of starting Kindergarten this year. If it were up to him, he'd just stop preschool right now and start Kinder. He will be going to a Spanish immersion, Montessori school and he is thrilled about every part of that. It'll be quite the transition, I'm sure, to go from 3 half days at a very arts focused, very small preschool to five full days at a regular, k-8 Montessori school where the primary language of instruction is one that is completely foreign to him. I'm hopeful that the transition isn't too rough and that he will ultimately find a good fit with this school.
Our recent trip to India has sparked a certain Indian pride in him and he is more interested in learning to speak (or at least understand) Tamil. He has been asking to go back and when I told him that maybe we could in a couple of years, he moaned about that being "much too long." He loves going to the nearby Indian buffet for lunch and when his school had a "Fancy" day when all the kids got dressed up, he chose to wear one of his Indian outfits.
He loves going to gymnastics and soccer and enjoys hikes and nature walks. Since Elsa joined our family, we've all been spending more time outside together and it has been a lovely change. He likes playing games of all sort and recently beat me at a card game, Skip-Bo--a big moment because it was the first time he'd won a game on his own merit.
We've been enjoying his emerging sense of humor and loving his take on life. I hope this year brings him new friends and happy, new adventures.
He has been so lovely with Elsa and I think all the big brotherly instincts that went into hibernation when Weston stopped being a baby (and started being a rival,) have come out with her. He spent an entire day petting her at every chance and calling her a "funny, good, big baby dog." Every night before bed, he asks to spend five minutes playing with her before he goes to sleep.
He is alternately super helpful and really obstinate. Most of the time, he's utterly convinced that he knows everything about everything. He has a few really good friends at school and loves to talk about them constantly. I got to spend some time volunteering in his classroom over the past couple of weeks and it has been so nice to see how friendly and loving these kids are with each other. I hope he gets that next year, when he starts real school.
Speaking of "real school," he is pretty excited at the thought of starting Kindergarten this year. If it were up to him, he'd just stop preschool right now and start Kinder. He will be going to a Spanish immersion, Montessori school and he is thrilled about every part of that. It'll be quite the transition, I'm sure, to go from 3 half days at a very arts focused, very small preschool to five full days at a regular, k-8 Montessori school where the primary language of instruction is one that is completely foreign to him. I'm hopeful that the transition isn't too rough and that he will ultimately find a good fit with this school.
Our recent trip to India has sparked a certain Indian pride in him and he is more interested in learning to speak (or at least understand) Tamil. He has been asking to go back and when I told him that maybe we could in a couple of years, he moaned about that being "much too long." He loves going to the nearby Indian buffet for lunch and when his school had a "Fancy" day when all the kids got dressed up, he chose to wear one of his Indian outfits.
He loves going to gymnastics and soccer and enjoys hikes and nature walks. Since Elsa joined our family, we've all been spending more time outside together and it has been a lovely change. He likes playing games of all sort and recently beat me at a card game, Skip-Bo--a big moment because it was the first time he'd won a game on his own merit.
We've been enjoying his emerging sense of humor and loving his take on life. I hope this year brings him new friends and happy, new adventures.
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