The Whole Hander

Jimmy has been so happy since turning five, he is convinced that he grew over night and is now the biggest boy around. I took him on his first shopping spree to Toys R Us and I have to say it was the best experience that I have ever had. He doesn't shop like Taylor, we walked in the store, he said to follow him and he knew what he wanted, grabbed it and we were off and back home in no time for him to play. He got several Thomas the Train toys and finished his Disney Cars collection. I would have to say for the cart being half full when we left, it only took about 15 minutes.

Jimmy starts Kindergarten in the fall and I have decided to add The Letter People to our curriculum this year and was very happy to find it on Ebay. This was what my sister used in Kindergarten and she loved it. Not only does it come with coloring pages and activities but every letter has it's own song on CD and also comes with a DVD showing all the Letter People in cartoon episodes. I am so excited to introduce this to him. Jimmy has learned a lot this year and really enjoys school. Isaiah does school with us Monday and Wednesday, so Jimmy has someone learning along with him.

Jimmy also learned a sad lesson the other day while playing outside. He found a big snail shell and I guess he didn't realize that something actually lived inside of it and while riding his bike decided to run over the shell and made the discovery that something wasn't right. When I told him that it was a snail and it lived in the shell, he realized that he had killed it, it was very sad for him, but I just explained that just because you don't see something inside doesn't mean it's not there and it's best not to destroy things that he finds. Of course, he has probably forgotten all about it, but I think that was his first time seeing death.