6!!

Dear Jameson,

Hey big kid!!  Holy smokes the past 6 months have been amazing for you.

First off, you love school- most of the time.  The last time I posted, you hadn't started yet.  I picked you up from your very first day, I was SO nervous, and you ran out to me and said it was the "funnest day of my whole life!".  I was so relieved.  Whew!

You are reading, doing great with math, writing in sentences (remembering 2 finger spaces, capitals and periods!), enjoying PE most of all out of all your "specials" and making tons of friends.  I don't think you've really found your closest friends yet but you're such a likable and easy going guy, you seem to just get along with most everyone.  Your teacher is Mrs. Belitz, and you really like her.  You're in 1/2 day Kindergarten, next year (in a few months!! ack!) you'll be full day and in 1st grade.

You went on your first field trip too- to Anderson Farms. It was on a school bus and all day long, I was so nervous then too, but you had such a blast and they took great care of you.

You're in such a great place overall- you are so proud of yourself in so many areas.  You are so brave, and you love trying new things.  You're still in swimming lessons, I have no idea how many different strokes you know at this point, but you keep on beating your personal best at just about every lesson.  I think it's 14 breath strokes? That's probably not right, I don't know too much about swimming.

You tried Tae Kwon Do, and you loved it, but the first place we tried wasn't our favorite so you're trying out Spirit Warrior.  I think we'll sign you up- it's way harder it seems, but you said it was fun, so you go boy!!

Right now your favorite friends seem to be Cooper and Katie.  You've hinted at a "girlfriend" friendship with Katie a few times- aw, your first girlfriend!! It completely embarrasses you when I say that, so I try not to.  She is a doll, I can see why you like her.  AND, she adores YOU :) Haha- GIRLFRIEND!! (saying it my voice you hate).

You and Nya are best of buds, most of the time.  She sure is nice to you- and oh so tolerant.  We sure lucked out with her.

You have a pet snake named Corny.  I'm not a huge fan, but it's ok, you wanted her.  Right now she has a cold or something so we are learning how to give her antibiotic injections on Monday.  Great!  Yuck.

Sunday we're taking you skiing for the first time at A Basin.  I signed you up for a lesson, Oma and Opa (And of course me and Daddy) are all going.

You eat great, right now your favorite places are of course Sweet Tomatoes, finally chinese/japanese because you love dumplings, Bowles cafe for chili rellenos, and Outback for the mac n cheese.  I think we burned you out on Mexican- sorry!  At home, your favorite dinners are still green pasta (pesto), oven tacos and biscuits and gravy.  You'll try a lot more things now than you used to, that's for sure.

What else!  You're sleeping great, doing a few chores around the house (putting away silverware, folding laundry, feeding Nya, picking up the yard, etc).

You are as sweet as ever, but you are also very much an independent funny little man with your own sense of style, humor and personality.  I love watching it develop, and you haven't strayed too far away from your original sweet self.

The only other major 'event' in your life was losing our Papa.  The two of you were very close, and I absolutely treasure that you both had 6 years together.  We all miss him very much.

I love you to the whole universe and back!

Love, Mommy