a {very nearly} school boy
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 09:03AM 
Davyn was counting legos the other day. He started with the traditional one through ten, but then it got tricky.
Infinity.
Infinity one.
Infinity two.
Infinity three.
...and so on until
Infinity ten.
...and then...
my ears were eager to hear what came next.
Infinity and beyond.
Infinity and beyond one.
Infinity and beyond two.
It turns out there were Infinity and Beyond Six legos in the box.
...
As fast as this boy is soaking up learning, it's refreshing to see him act like the preschooler he actually is. Or was, I suppose. We just finished our joy school last week. I had vascillated widely last August on whether or not I even wanted to participate in joy school this year. I know myself with a baby. It's difficult and absorbing. But when the dust settled and I discovered that there were four other boys exactly his age participating, I {with substantial moaning to my Jim} added Davyn to the bunch. And am so glad I did.
I love these boys. And I love how much D loves them, too.
For my last week of teaching I took them on a field trip to Jim's parents' house. On the agenda: gathering eggs from chickens, picking veggies in the garden, mooing at the cow, feeding Gunther, eating lunch. Hands down, their favorite part of the day was Gunther.
(the pictures above clearly reveal my go-to friend for preschooling. I still think she needs her own Crafting with Kay show!)
...
Joy school ending was a definitive moment for Davyn. He knows that Kindergarten is just around the corner now. And seizes every opportunity to remind us.
A few nights ago I took both boys to the library. Aidan gets all picky choosey deciding what to check out. Not D. A literal sixty seconds after we arrived, he stood before me with a stack of 10+ books.
"Do you need all those?"
"I have to get ready for Kindergarten."
And as we marched around with Aidan's whims for the next ten minutes, D made sure everyone in the library knew that the pile was all about Kindergarten prep.
"Davyn, you don't have to be a perfect reader to go to Kindergarten. Lots of kids don't even read at all before they start."
"Other kids don't have to read, but I do, Mom."
And what do you say to that?
