6/27/2009

Music to My Ears

Music to My Ears!



The darndest thing happened this morning. You see, Kacy has a very select group of toys that he chooses to play with. If it involves a ball rolling through a track, music playing, and/or lights flashing... he's all over it. The LeapFrog 'Fridge DJ is one of those toys for Kacy. He qualifies it as a favorite because it falls under the "lights and music" requirement. It plays maybe a dozen different songs depending on how you've got the dial turned. This toy goes to bed with him at night, and packs it out to the living room each morning when he wakes up--keeping it handy in case he feels like dancing to the music. This morning he was holding it while I was getting him dressed. He searched through the various songs until he found the Alphabet Song --you know what I'm talking about-- the traditional "A,B,C,D,E..." and so on. Well... this is the part that shocked me. He started making noises along with the song-- as if he were singing it. Obviously it wasn't the ABC's as we speak them, but he never made the same sound in a row; I am convinced he was intentionally "singing" along with the music. Of course, I tested him again after about 15 mintues. I found the song and handed him the toy-- he started "singing" again! He'll "sing" it all the way through. I've never seen him do that before, and while part of me is sad that he can't sing it properly, most of me is happy that he's learned to sing at all. Not that anyone else may pick up on it, but I hear it. And it sounds beautiful!

6/07/2009

Kacy's Last Day of Kinder!

Kacy was in a great mood this morning, I think he knew it was his last day of school!




Brett, Kacy, Tyler, and Sammy





Brett & Kacy--I love this picture!


ANOTHER MILESTONE MET

I remember dropping Kacy off on the first day of school. He was so confused and scared. It was terribly difficult to walk out of that room and leave him there, but there wasn't any other way to do it. Over the course of the year, his teary mornings became fewer and farther between, and by winter, he was happy to see the bus come up the driveway! When I would meet him in the hallway, instead of crying to go with me, he would give me a high five and keep walking! We felt so fortunate to have such great aides to help him get through the day--Candy, Marne, Heather, and Lisa made this year a successful one for Kacy, I don't know what we would have done without them. His brothers were also a saving grace~ getting him on the bus each morning and keeping an eye on him at recess, he had lots of people watching out for him. He finished the year happy~he loved riding the bus, he loved swimming with Candy on Mondays, he loved going to lunch and recess. He made many social gains and also learned to pedal a tricycle down the halls of Jennings! Kindergarten was a lot of work and a big adjustment, but he did it! Way to go, Kacy!