"S" Breakthrough

We had a breakthrough moment this morning. After 5 days of struggling with writing an "s," Maddox just did it. Finally. Perfectly. It just clicked. He was thrilled. Can you tell?

He was so happy he just kept writing S after S after S...until he filled up the page.

He's creative, has a great vocabulary for a 5-year-old, is an excellent listener, and is very, very perceptive, but sometimes he gets hang-ups with the simplest of things...like writing an S or counting certain numbers. But I'm so proud of him because he worked hard at it, mastered it, and was able to feel pride in himself (which will encourage him to want to learn more). And honestly I'm relieved that next week is the letter M (which he's written for over a year in his name) so we can breeze through the handwriting sheets without tears, yawns, and pleas. 

We met Jose today, too. The boys glued his features to his face and I labeled them with the Spanish words. We talked about  el pelo (hair) and la boca (mouth). Maddox loved this and Jude giggled, too. 

At this age, making learning fun is the key! 

It was Jude's last day as a 2-year-old. When I told him that made me sad, he said it didn't make him sad. He was ready to be 3. Maddox is ready too. He knows tomorrow brings ice cream cake, lunch at Johnny Rocket's, a Build-a-Bear trip, and presents.

Now, time for me to blow up balloons and wrap the last gift.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!