Daniel's First Pre-School Portrait!

Look at the big boy we have! Doesn't he just look so grown up sitting on the pony? The photos are of Daniel's first pre-school portrait, taken this past July. Can you believe we are already getting school portraits? It's still hard for me to believe that's our son! Sitting on the pony was a huge highlight for Daniel, he still talks about it! His teacher said he smiled and laughed a lot as the pony moved and sneezed. His school did a great job getting him ready for this photo - the vest, scarf and hat were all provided for the photo.

Daniel has now been at his pre-school for 9 weeks and is thriving there! It took him some time to adjust, but now it's been 3 weeks that he has not cried when we drop him off in the morning. And the past 2 times when I picked him up, he did not want to come home and actually complained -- he just wanted to keep playing there with his little friends! This makes us very happy and at peace, knowing that he is enjoying his time there. And he has been learning so much, he is talking so much more, singing different songs, dancing more, etc. He does a different craft every time he goes and we now have a collection of all his art-work! Praise God, we are very happy with his school and thankful that it is going so well.

One of his biggest achievements in that he uses the potty at school! His teachers told me he can: pull down his pants and his pull-ups, go pee-pee, flush, put on his pants again, wash his hands, dry them, and throw away the hand towel in the trash. What a big boy! Seeing all the other kids doing this almost every hour of the day has really helped! At home, however, he is not ready to be a big boy just yet and we are not pushing him... It's been such a big adjustment for him and since we will be travelling to Europe for almost a month very soon (we're sooo excited!), we thought we would tackle the potty again at home, once and for all, after we have adjusted to being back. Soon, very soon, he really will be a big boy...