I guess I just slept through 2016
Wow. So much happened last year.
I was made a manager at work and I have two wonderful women
that report to me.
Ryan went on his first trip without Neil and I. Gabi and
Sandor (my in-laws) took him to Dominican Republic to a beautiful resort (Samana, DR). Longest time apart from him for me, 6 ½
days and I was okay. I didn’t cry which I was surprised about, they were good
about calling and sending photos.
I was very anxious until they called after they got to the
resort. Just my 5-year-old going to another country without me and the worry
something would happen. However, once I heard they were at the resort I could
relax and just enjoy a quiet house. Indy got a lot of walks that day because I
was so high strung. Haha
Then RIGHT after that, and I mean the next morning after
Ryan got home, we went to Florida to a cruise.
Poor kid was so cooked that Sunday, soon as our room was
open on the boat we had a pretty sweet family nap time.
We went on Norwegian for the first time because they had an
amazing deal. Ended up costing about the same as Royal would have cost. It was
a blast but I still like Royal more.
Now this year we are planning our BIG DISNEY TRIP!
We are going with Chris, Tara and Sloane and the Parks. We
have our trip paid for, fast passes booked, Ryan is getting a pirate makeover
and Jedi training, dinner at the Castle… it is very exciting. Also, to make it
even more insane we are driving because flying is insane expensive.
I have been working on getting our signature book together,
getting fancy markers from the dollar store, have stocked up on glow sticks and
necklaces for the kids for the evening parade.
I have even started pulling Ryan’s summer stuff and making
sure it still fits because this kid is insane tall now.
Speaking of, Ryan is reading. I think he plays lazy with me
because he rather I read to him still but today… WE GOT OUR FIRST HOMEWORK!!! A
reading assignment!
I am so excited to do this with him. Also, he is accelerating
at math. He is in Senior Kindergarten and doing multiplication and percentages
and rocking at it. I think the Montessori way of teaching helps. It’s taking
objects and using them that way so a child can shape the brain into visualizing
it, it memorizing it.
We have signed him up for French Immersion for first grade
and will hear back in march if we got in. Because it is not his primary school
we enter a lottery. His current French teacher said he thought Ryan would do
well in FI.
Fingers crossed because the French school is MUCH better
rated then the school we are zoned for.
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Ryan has changed a lot. He is still very close to us (more
to me) and loved getting books at night. But now he showers on his own, we will
help him out of the tub and then he dries on his own and puts on his clothing
on his own. We are trying to push for more independence.
