Guess what Mark’s teachers told me when I went to talk to them during their “parent-teacher conference”? They said that Mark is so cute and obedient that they want to keep him forever. I cannot deny his cuteness. His smile is so adorable that it brightens my day whenever I look at him. I still miss him very much during the day when he is at school, but I know he is well taken care of and is learning so much during his school hours.
When I pick him up from school at 3:05, Mark always asks this question first, “Do you have any special snack for me?”. Because we have to wait till 3:25 or so for Alex to come out (older classes finish later), Mark usually loves to have a snack from home. So now, it’s a habit. He eats his snack, finishes his lunch food, and plays in the school playground while we wait.
And when we finally get home, Mark has a snack AGAIN. Lately he’s been asking for oatmeal with frozen blueberries every single day, probably twice a day. His other favorite snack is mandarin oranges, and they are sooo good here, so I let him have them whenever he wants them.
So a new thing that Mark has been doing a lot is coloring, drawing, writing and painting. I have no idea how to draw properly, so I feel like I never really do crafts/drawings with our kids because I don’t know how myself. I am grateful that at school, they are given an opportunity to explore their artistic talents and find out what they like. So Mark’s new love is coloring and drawing. He does it every day after school. He does it when we are travelling or at church. It’s amazing to me!
This is Mark helping me paint his name letters (I got some new wooden letters for their names). He was so excited to help me with this project. If only I did more crafts myself, it’s just so not me. Robert can help him.
As soon as Mark discovered he could write, he decided he’d start writing invitations to his birthday party (that is ten months away?)to each of his classmates on huge pieces of paper. He is getting better and better by writing letters and stories and even lessons for family home evening (if I help him decide what to write). I am very impressed because at this age, Katya and Alex were not into writing and reading yet. Again, I am grateful, that my kids love learning and discovering their skills.
Well done, Mark! I hope you draw me lots more pictures and write lots more letters to display on our fridge. Love you!
When I pick him up from school at 3:05, Mark always asks this question first, “Do you have any special snack for me?”. Because we have to wait till 3:25 or so for Alex to come out (older classes finish later), Mark usually loves to have a snack from home. So now, it’s a habit. He eats his snack, finishes his lunch food, and plays in the school playground while we wait.
And when we finally get home, Mark has a snack AGAIN. Lately he’s been asking for oatmeal with frozen blueberries every single day, probably twice a day. His other favorite snack is mandarin oranges, and they are sooo good here, so I let him have them whenever he wants them.
So a new thing that Mark has been doing a lot is coloring, drawing, writing and painting. I have no idea how to draw properly, so I feel like I never really do crafts/drawings with our kids because I don’t know how myself. I am grateful that at school, they are given an opportunity to explore their artistic talents and find out what they like. So Mark’s new love is coloring and drawing. He does it every day after school. He does it when we are travelling or at church. It’s amazing to me!
This is Mark helping me paint his name letters (I got some new wooden letters for their names). He was so excited to help me with this project. If only I did more crafts myself, it’s just so not me. Robert can help him.
As soon as Mark discovered he could write, he decided he’d start writing invitations to his birthday party (that is ten months away?)to each of his classmates on huge pieces of paper. He is getting better and better by writing letters and stories and even lessons for family home evening (if I help him decide what to write). I am very impressed because at this age, Katya and Alex were not into writing and reading yet. Again, I am grateful, that my kids love learning and discovering their skills.
Well done, Mark! I hope you draw me lots more pictures and write lots more letters to display on our fridge. Love you!
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