We’re rounding out the second week of school in these parts and the magic of Pre-K is starting to fade for Simon. The first week was very exciting as he got to experience riding the bus, getting pizza on Friday, and eating cookies at snack time. This week, however, it has been difficult to wake him in the mornings. He went from leaping out of bed to screaming at Aiden for looking at him during breakfast.
In our family, we have a “no video games” policy on school days with the exception of Fridays–if their chores are done & rooms are clean. So when I woke Simon this morning, I tried to cheer him up by telling him that it was Friday.
“You can play video games today! And it’s pizza day at school!”
What Simon failed to understand was that the video games were not going to be played until he got home from school. This set him off for about fifteen minutes and then he decided that he didn’t want to go to school at all. I’m guessing that he thought if we just stayed home he would get to play all day.
He tried everything in his power to convince me he didn’t need to go to school. Finally, while reluctantly putting on his shoes, he looked at me with big puppy-dog eyes and said,
Simon is our third son and he is terribly sweet. He is four years old and he has a huge imagination. He likes dressing up and playing make-believe games, as well as being read to, making music, dancing, watching TV and playing video games. You will most likely see his dancing come out when he is excited. His favorite make-believe games are playing Harry Potter, acting like Indiana Jones, playing chef, and acting like various super heroes. His music comes out not only through experimenting with the different instruments that we have around the house, but also through making up his own songs. He recently taught himself to snap and to do cartwheels. Simon, you will surely notice pretty soon, has a very mischievous smile that will make you believe that he is up to something. The chances are: he is. We hope you have fun with Simon this year in pre-k. He is very excited about riding the bus and going to “his school”.
I was giddy when the adult choir sight-read through this piece during rehearsal several weeks ago. Not just because it’s a really pretty work of music, but Jamie and I are fans of ”The Vicar of Dibley.” If you’re supernerds like us, you’ll have this stuck in your head for a week. You can thank me later.
Also, I could not stop weeping once the music started.
I’m going to post videos this week of yesterday’s Choir Camp Sunday service. The morning was full of many tears and much laughter as I had a rare opportunity to sit in the sanctuary and watch our two oldest children sing their little hearts out. Most of the laughter came while watching Aiden. As you can see in this video, he is…a mess. Oh, he loves to perform, there’s no doubt about that, but I do believe we need to have a little talk with him about “stage presence”. I’ve already begun praying for the Junior Choir assistants this fall. He’ll be graduating into the big kid choir. Just imagine this, but with a choir robe and a cross necklace:
