Because Roman has been on the computer at his previous daycare, he kept asking to get on ours and "help" us on the Internet. So we went out to Costco last week and bought a 4-pack of computer games for ages 3-5 ($16.95!). Only one of them is a little above his age - surprisingly, the Pooh & Tigger one. His favorite so far is the "Reader Rabbit" where you have to play different "carnival" games to restore the carnival that used to be in the town. He plays Body Builders and Hide & Seek (like a "Where's Waldo" thing). On his Arthur one, though, he has really impressed us. He is so awesome at finding the right size shapes to fit into a "shadow" on the wall. Like they'll have a triangle as part of a truck, and give you two blocks of differing size, color, or angle. Roman is probably 95% accurate at choosing the right ones. The most frustrating is that he doesn't have the patience to listen to directions - he just wants to click all over the screen. But I tell you, for a 3-year-old he has darn impressed us.
Our family had a great day at the zoo today. Weather was perfect, behavior was close to perfect, and as always we saw animals and situations that always amaze. A zebra eating out of a zookeeper's hand. Walking through the new kangaroo exhibit - THROUGH the exhibit, as people are allowed in their enclosure now. A baby snow monkey, and a wolverine who practically posed for me on a rock. We ate a picnic lunch by the fountain and had Dippin' Dots as a treat before we left. And we can't forget the train ride!
Tomorrow is Roman's first day at "school" as he likes to call it. We got a postcard in the mail middle of last week welcoming him to the Yellow Room, and asking him to bring a family picture for his first day. I think I'm as nervous as he is. It's enough to take MY first day of school off my mind! I'm treating myself to a do-it-yourself foot bath / pedicure (all except the color - all my bottles of polish are old and icky), and watching "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS.
PS: Sad news on Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. Doug and I are pretty shocked about it; we used to spend our early married years curled on the couch, watching his show. He has a wife and 2 young kids. So very, very sad.
Our family had a great day at the zoo today. Weather was perfect, behavior was close to perfect, and as always we saw animals and situations that always amaze. A zebra eating out of a zookeeper's hand. Walking through the new kangaroo exhibit - THROUGH the exhibit, as people are allowed in their enclosure now. A baby snow monkey, and a wolverine who practically posed for me on a rock. We ate a picnic lunch by the fountain and had Dippin' Dots as a treat before we left. And we can't forget the train ride!
Tomorrow is Roman's first day at "school" as he likes to call it. We got a postcard in the mail middle of last week welcoming him to the Yellow Room, and asking him to bring a family picture for his first day. I think I'm as nervous as he is. It's enough to take MY first day of school off my mind! I'm treating myself to a do-it-yourself foot bath / pedicure (all except the color - all my bottles of polish are old and icky), and watching "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS.
PS: Sad news on Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. Doug and I are pretty shocked about it; we used to spend our early married years curled on the couch, watching his show. He has a wife and 2 young kids. So very, very sad.
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