Some stories, a few pictures :)

Well, Charlie and Moe had Grandma from the mountains visit in February and boy, did she light a fire - education wise!  She is a retired gr 1 teacher, so she knows how to get kids learning.  By the time she was gone, Charlie knew all of his letters, numbers, and had a new interest for colouring and crafts. 

Little did we know that Moe also learned his letters too.  We need to get it on video, but last week, we were going through our letters with Charlie, and Moe did almost all of them.  We were SHOCKED!!!  I've kept asking him since then, and sure enough, he knows most of them.  He struggles on the letters that look the same - C, G, U, etc.  Moe is showing us that he can keep up to his big brother.  He is also holding his crayon correctly - something Charlie only just started doing regularly this winter.  I know Moe is probably hitting his milestones more normally, but still - to see a 2 year old do these kinds of things, it is crazy.

So - Grandma got Charlie ready for Kindergarten. 

Also, at the end of February, we got a call saying that the preschool we wanted Charlie in had a spot for him.  I can't believe it - but I said no thanks :).  We've gotten so used to a slower routine and I know Charlie is ready for K - that I didn't want to spend A LOT of money just to have him gone 3 days a week and be restricted to a routine when we are so not on one.....  So instead, I put him in a once a week sports class for 2 months.  And he absolutely loved it!!!!!  So much that I put him in the March break sports camp next week :):).  I loved watching him throw his hand up to answer his teacher's questions and be the first to do something......He has come a long way in two years!

Speaking of Kindergarten, we signed him up for the bus :).  He has been wanting to go on the bus for two years now, and because of many more (important) reasons, he is headed for the bus stop this fall!!!!!  I was ready for school, but I'm not so sure about the bus!

So - there's our little update.  We've also been enjoying some beautiful weather and bought Charlie a bigger bike that he so desperately needed.  Its almost time to take those training wheels off!!!!