School Pictures

Spencer is 5, and he made the cut-off for kindergarden by like 3 days. However, everything we have heard since he was born, is that boys do better if they are older in their class, rather than younger. He would be THE youngest in his class, all growing up, if we would have put him in kindergarten this year, so we decided to wait. So he is in "pre-kindergarten," not to be confused with "pre-school" (according to Spencer). Anyway, he is LOVING school and is learning so much. He is even starting to read, which is so exciting, and so cute!

He draws or paints almost everyday, and I have just been so impressed with his artwork, and maybe more impressed by the things he is learning. His teacher tells me that he is doing great and that he catches on so quickly! Yes, I am a proud mom, and Dave is certainly a proud dad.

Here are some of my favorite pictures he has brought home:

Aww, his school picture! This one is by far my favorite =).

They learned a lot about spiders, and since then, whenever he sees a spider he says "Look mom! An arachnid!"

The Solar System. I guess Pluto isn't a planet anymore? Seriously, evidently it's considered a "planetoid" now.

This month they have been learning Christmas songs for their Christmas program. I am not kidding when I say that I have been waiting for this Christmas program since this kid was born! I am SO excited!!! He comes home singing and humming Christmas songs, and I love it. I even turned on the Christmas music station on the radio today...which is unlike me, because I usually wait until at least after Thanksgiving =).

Random Story I have to share:

On a completely different subject...A couple of weeks ago, Dave decided not to eat meat for a few weeks. Honestly, I'm not totally sure why. I think it's mostly an experiement. Who knows with that guy? Anyway, Dave explained to Spencer that he's trying not to eat meat for a while, because he feels like he eats too much meat. A few days ago, we were at Barnes and Noble, and we got some hot chocolate. I asked Spencer if he wanted his own, or if he was okay sharing with us. He said, "Hmmm, I think I'm trying to not drink hot chocolate for a while. So I won't have any now. I've had too much hot chocolate." (Uh, he hasn't had hot chocolate since probably last winter!)