Sharing

Stephen loves Sarah and shares with her easily. The other morning, Stephen asked for some raisins, and when he had them in his hand immediately pointed towards the stairs and said, "Sarah? Sarah?" He is always thinking of his sister.

School (!)

Yesterday one of Sarah's dreams came true - she started going to school. A Head Start preschool, to be precise. It's a couple of hours a day, four days a week. She has been on a waiting list for 6 months. It did not look like she was going to get in until she and Mama visited the classroom a couple of weeks ago and inquired about volunteering. That seems like it may have helped her get chosen from the pool of applicants. She was so eager to get in that she cried and cried that day when she had to leave. Since then she always referred to it as "my school". "Papa can I go to my skowol?" But she is happy - should I say - ecstatic, to be in school.

Ready To Go!

Friends

Sarah is getting good at making friends. We go to play in one place or another, and very quickly she is playing with whatever other little girl who is her age or so, or up to five years older.

At the library, she made friends with a 6-year-old or so girl, joining in playing with puppets, and then inviting her to sit down and read a book together, and then inviting her to go sit together in the play castle.

Later that day, at a Mesa McDonalds, she made friends with a very nice girl, who helped her with her shoes and socks, as well as running all around the play structure together for as long as we let them.

Don't Cry

Stephen was having a blast rolling golf balls down this contraption at the children's museum when he noticed a little girl crying nearby. He walked over to her with a golf ball in each hand and gave them to her, then pointed her over to this contraption. He got her to come over and had her roll the balls down, and she stopped crying.

Wow that made us feel good to watch happen!

Drawing 2

Sarah has done another drawing. Of course I am the least objective of observers, but I was totally impressed by this one. The improvement over the one the other day is impressive. You know, considering that she is not yet 3 years 3 months old.

Drawing

Sarah, all by herself, did this great drawing. It is a face with eyes, nose, mouth, and hair, and legs and feet down below.

Words

Stephen's recent new words: Juice, more, thank you, jugo, Eddie. 

Plus, now he has very clearly enunciated "down" a couple of times, instead of "dah" as before.

Stephen's all-time favorite word: Sarah (pronounced SAH... wah)

Sarah: Stephen loves me!

Papa: Yes, he does!