Spring Break

Spring break was such fun! Our first spring break since my boy started Kindergarten. Somehow it didn't feel like much of a break with all the running around we did! We toured one of the fire stations nearby, and had a great time! The firefighter who guided us had been injured while on duty, so he had nowhere else to be but to show the kids every inch of the gigantic station.

He even let the kids spray water! And forced some of the moms.

Afterward we were lucky enough to get to have lunch with Daddy, a rare occurance. My son was able to cash in a coupon he earned by reading books for a free pizza, a real treat! He is a reader now, officially. He stumbles on a few words here and there, and so had not considered himself a reader. Our nighttime reading ritual has switched from me reading the kids books to my son reading, with me as backup for hard words. He is finally thinking of himself as a reader and is gaining confidence. I love to see it! He is eager to read, not so much to write. He is a lefty, and apparently that makes for handwriting problems(darn D'Nealian! Monkey tails go the wrong way for a lefty!) but he seems to be ambidextrous in other instances because he can't decide which hand he wants to throw with or which side he wants to bat on in baseball. So we practice both, and got two gloves. Sorry for the rambling, stay tuned for more rambling and cute pictures! Practice tonight!