ABC's and 123's!

Well, we did end up getting to go to dinner last Friday and it was great! The kids had a lot of fun at Monkey's Treehouse for Parent's Night Out and we enjoyed a delicious meal, even if we were a little nervous the whole time about the kiddos! Unfortunately, there isn't another Parents Night scheduled anytime soon, but at least now we know that it is doable. We can't fit in dinner and a movie in the time that they keep them, and there are a few we want to see, so maybe this is a step in the right direction for convincing Lance that it might just be ok to get a sitter once in a while if the evening plans aren't too expensive!

Katie impressed me last night and I just had to share. She has been working hard on her letters and numbers, trying to keep up with her brother (who unfortunately is still pretending he doesn't know them anymore unless Katie gets it wrong and he thinks he should correct her). When we were reading at bedtime yesterday she got every letter right (with just a little help on three or four), and counted all of the items on the pages! She was so proud, and I was too! I am very pleased with what they are learning in terms of the curriculum, and they are developing friendships and have great relationships with their teachers and classmates. I still have worries, though, because I don't think it is appropriate for children their age to know about "jail," or to turn toys into "guns," or to be exposed to some things that unfortunately their classmates know way too much about. I know that they will be exposed to all of that stuff eventually and could be even at a different school, but they are so impressionable at this stage and in the next year and that is what makes me nervous. Still, though, I can't find any preschool programs that are affordable for two of them that would be any better, so I am just going to try to be more proactive in talking to them and making sure that they tell me things that I may need to correct or clarify. In the long run, I think they are getting a great education that will give them a great start in school, and I am getting an education on letting go and not being such a worry wart!

We did break down and get a camera charger so look for pictures in future posts!