No Markers Allowed

Kyler saw this sign and said, "You're not supposed to bring markers in here!" We love his innocence.

Forrest Gump

The other night we watched a little bit of Forrest Gump but changed the channel when a more adult scene started. A few minutes later Kyler asked us to put "Tree Stump" back on. Forrest/Tree, Gump/Stump... funny the way four-year-old minds operate. :)

Homework

Kyler was stomping around after school today. I asked if he was grumpy and he said he was disappointed because he didn't get any homework. He is now happily working away with the color word worksheets I found online. I love my little nerd!

Ghost Story

Recently I was explaining ghost stories to Kyler and he gave it a try. I thought he was pretty successful with those expressive eyes and the way he used his voice to really sell the story. :)

 

Hope you don't have a nightmare about No-Noggin' after watching this!

(P.S. The story line is loosely based on a Curious George Halloween special.)

First Day of School

Kyler is in pre-Kindergarten this year. Unlike last year, he was (and is) very excited to go to school. He goes three mornings each week (last year was just Tues/Thurs). On Fridays he has to wear a Sts. Peter & Paul School polo with khaki pants along with the rest of the school. The main reason for this is that they have an all-school mass on Friday mornings which Kyler will start attending once per month after Christmas break.

Here he is on the first day of school. He was cooperative for pictures and ready to go!

His little sister thought she should be part of the activities too, so she grabbed her backpack and came out for pictures.

Here is Kyler in his classroom playing quietly before class starts.

He had an assignment to do and was eager to start on his homework as soon as he got home from school that first day. What a good student!

Here is one page of his completed homework. He drew a picture of his family.

And after that he was so tired that he crashed on the hard, tile floor.

Baptismal Birthday

We celebrated at home with Grandma and Papa coming over for dinner and chocolate cake. Kyler received a gift and he decided he wanted his charitable donation to go to help poor children. As such, we made a $100 donation in honor of his baptismal birthday to Save the Children's Syrian relief fund. Unfortunately it seems we did not take any pictures this year. Oops!

Kylerisms - The End of the Calendar

This is sort of morbid but Kyler is a very inquisitive kid and is also curious about death/heaven...
K - When will we die?Me - We don't know. K - Probably when we get to the end of the calendar?Me - (lol) No, we will just get another calendar. K - Okay. Then I hear him praying quietly. K - God, please can I go to heaven? Okay, thank you.And then he immediately fell asleep on the floor where he was playing. My first thought was, "I hope he wakes up." When his dada got home, I told him and he immediately went to check on Ky-man.

Lessons from Kyler: Apologizing

The kids are down the hall playing. 
I just heard Kyler yelling, "Say you're sorry and give me a hug and kiss!" 
Myelle: "Whyyy?" 
Kyler: "Because when you hurt someone you say sorry and give a hug and kiss."
(Pause)
Kyler: "Say sorry first!" 
Myelle: "Sorry."
I'm pretty sure the hug and kiss came next, but we like to let the kids work out their own problems as much as possible so I can't be sure.

"Matching"

Kyler has gotten to the age where he "matches" his own clothes when he gets dressed in the morning. You know, black matches black, navy matches bright blue, etc. Some days he is looking super awesome.

Independence

Kyler has gotten to the age where he "matches" his own clothes when he gets dressed in the morning. You know, black matches black, navy matches bright blue, etc. Some days he is looking super awesome. *wink wink*