I have made a great transition to pre-school. The day was a bit long for me, at first. So now I am only going for 2 hours a day, instead of 2 hours and 45 minutes. But it is working out nicely and we are all pretty happy with it. I am making lots of cool stuff to put up on the corkboard. I made a bookmark for Mom and Dad yesterday, with my picture and snowflakes and glitter. It was great.
What Mom and Dad love the best about preschool is that it is really helping me develop my language skills and my manners. I am asking for things nicely and saying please. I still use sign language for thank you, but they get the point. I know my entire alphabet and I amaze Mom and Dad by spelling out words that I see during the day. I spelled out, letter by letter, the kind of truck Dad drives: T-U-N-D-R-A. And I said and spelled my own name. I turn 3-years-old next week and already I know my entire alphabet. It’s great! I’m working on my numbers, too. I got most of them down, and I only started practicing last week.
I have a new favorite movie: Beauty and the Beast. I watch and act out my favorite parts. Which is kind of like when I dance for myself in front of the mirror, except I watch the movie and not myself. I like the dramatic parts: All the gasps and sighs. I copy what the characters do on the television. I play all the characters, so I will be acting out the part for Belle and the Beast at the same time. The dancing is great fun too, though. And often I point to Mom when it’s her turn to dance. But mostly, I make someone dance with me during the big dance number in the movie. I will hold someone’s hand, and parade them around the room. And then at the end of the scene, when the characters go outside on the balcony, I will lead my partner into the other room.
Since this is present-season (Riley’s birthday in October, Mine in December, not to mention Hanukkah and Christmas, and Tessa’s birthday in January), I’m kind of over getting gifts and having parties. But next week I turn three, and I am looking forward to seeing Pop-pop and some of my other good friends. I will charm everyone; we will play; it will be great.
I’ll tell you all about it soon,
E
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