After a year's hiatus, the Dailey Update has returned! So what are the boys up to now?
They're both loving school this year. Patrick is in first grade at Hamagrael Elementary with Mr. Stanco. His best friends are carry-overs from kindergarten: most recently he listed #1 Abbott, #2 Aiden, #3 Ellie, #4 Theo. (Ellie's father reports that Ellie calls Patrick her boyfriend, but he won't admit to that). He has weekly math homework, a weekly spelling test, a weekend journal, and is expected to read 15 minutes per night. He loves reading chapter books (especially Magic Tree House), but his favorite subjects are social studies and P.E. Patrick joined Cub Scouts this year, and played soccer with Abbott in the fall. He is looking forward to trying either karate or tae kwon do this winter, and wants to play baseball in the spring. In his free time, he still loves Legos, drawing, Minecraft, Phineas & Ferb, and Mario Kart on the Wii.
James is settling in nicely at Bethlehem Preschool with teachers Tara, Sherry, and Elisha. He loves everything about it except for naptime, which continues to be a struggle for the boy who gave up naps years ago. He's there Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9:00 to 4:00ish -- a long day, but he still doesn't want to leave when we come to pick him up. He says he's friends with everyone in the class, but the names we hear most often are Victor, Brock, and Nicky. He continues to surprise everyone with his reading ability -- he first started picking it up the summer he was 3, and by now is reading some of Patrick's books with very little help. We enjoy bedtime snuggles in "Mama's Bed" when each boy picks a book to read to us. James tried soccer in the fall and had fun with Keating and Coach Dan, but was easily distracted. Once or twice a week he hangs out in the Kid's Corner at the Y with his buddies Ethan, Aiden, and Matty J.
