Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Jack's Big Step
Kindergarden Transition Pre-school has put a pride and a confidence in Jack that I've only ever rarely glimpsed before.
There is still a big part of him that would prefer to stay at home and make up games with Finn (something that I have a very hard time not caving for since Finn is having such a rough time without him)... but once there he just - really prefers this structure.
He's still got to actually deal with the transition to real Kindergarden but that's probably best dealt with when we come to it.
I went on their field trip to Kidspace last week. And even though I'm not awesomely made for field trip duty (I sort of dislike it intensely) - I do appreciate what I get when I go - i.e. a glimpse into my son's social world.
He was obsessed with the map - this is him trying to direct his teacher:
There is still a big part of him that would prefer to stay at home and make up games with Finn (something that I have a very hard time not caving for since Finn is having such a rough time without him)... but once there he just - really prefers this structure.
He's still got to actually deal with the transition to real Kindergarden but that's probably best dealt with when we come to it.
I went on their field trip to Kidspace last week. And even though I'm not awesomely made for field trip duty (I sort of dislike it intensely) - I do appreciate what I get when I go - i.e. a glimpse into my son's social world.
He was obsessed with the map - this is him trying to direct his teacher:
Finn Stands Alone
This is a hard transitional few months for little Finn. Jack graduated from their shared pre-school in June, they were separated into church classes instead of all being in the same nursery - then, just in case Finn didn't understand what that all meant (he did), Jack went off to Kindergarten Transition Pre-School at his soon to be new school, leaving Finn home.
For the first few days Finn moped around the house asking where Jack was, saying, in tears, "I want my brudder."
I never pegged Finn as a kid that had a social crutch - he's done very well in school and has never been particularly clingy... unless, I'm just now putting together, he's stuck somewhere without Jack to lead the way... or just... there. Birthday parties, VBS, whatever - Finn doesn't care if there are cupcakes and balloons - all he wants is his brother.
SO this is how he spent most of VBS
For the first few days Finn moped around the house asking where Jack was, saying, in tears, "I want my brudder."
I never pegged Finn as a kid that had a social crutch - he's done very well in school and has never been particularly clingy... unless, I'm just now putting together, he's stuck somewhere without Jack to lead the way... or just... there. Birthday parties, VBS, whatever - Finn doesn't care if there are cupcakes and balloons - all he wants is his brother.
SO this is how he spent most of VBS
I'm looking forward to pre-school where Finn will find his mojo again.
Night Time @ Not Camp
Abby is at her first church camp. She is probably having the best time she's ever had in her whole life - kids, God swimming and singing? This sort of place was made for her.
BUT at night, in the dark, I think of her - wonder if she's tired out enough to just conk right out or if she's struggling with her fears without me.
Can't wait to hear all about it and hug her and have her at night in the dark sleeping soundly here, not at camp.
BUT at night, in the dark, I think of her - wonder if she's tired out enough to just conk right out or if she's struggling with her fears without me.
Can't wait to hear all about it and hug her and have her at night in the dark sleeping soundly here, not at camp.
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