So long preschool!

Hard to believe, but E had his preschool graduation and is now ready to rock kindergarten in the fall.

E has been attending the little preschool program at the Family Center here in Embrun.  I have come to really love this program for him because it has prepared him very well for what to expect when he starts kindergarten in September.

The teachers are very energetic and E has loved his time with them each and every week. Through the program, he has been able to experience show and tell and other useful skills like cutting with scissors, writing his name and numbers, and writing his colours and shapes.  Every week since January, he has come home with a new concept, and activities to show what he has done during his time away from Mom and Dad. He has even been proud to tell us that he has homework!

The program could not have gone better. The teachers put together a little graduation ceremony as part of the final class, and E was super excited to perform with his class.

Here are  a few pictures from the festivities.
Thanks to the Embrun Family Center, Ms. Nathalie and Ms. Tanya for a great program.

Munchkin Music Graduation Day

For the past few months, E has been participating in a little preschool program here in our small town of Embrun. The first phase of the program is called Munchkin Music and teaches the preschoolers all about the different instruments, musical sounds, and a variety of fun songs.

E has really enjoyed the program. He is always hesitant to go, but once he is there he really enjoys himself and is pretty proud of all of the crafts he has brought home. The teachers that work with the group are very energetic and really make it easy for the kids to enjoy themselves away from their parents.

Over the last 12 weeks the group has been preparing for Graduation Day (E always says 'its my celebration' instead of 'graduation'), which consisted of a little concert of all the songs they've learned - a special performance for the parents. I wasn't sure how E would react to the crowd, but he didn't miss a beat, he sang all of his songs proudly for the audience, and was very happy when he recieved his diploma.

PC, Hudson, and I attended the 'celebration' and we were very proud of our little man! Thanks to Miss Catherine and Miss Nathalie for a great little program! Can't wait for the second session which starts after Christmas.

Here a few pictures from the graduation, and a little video from part of the ceremony!

 

Friday Night Lights - E takes his first steps!

Well, outta nowhere - E decided to walk on his own tonight. Lately (for the last month and a half) he has been standing on his own and walking along the furniture and the walls (Spiderman style). Over Christmas he would take that occasional in between step to get from one piece of furniture to the other... and our daycare provider has mentioned how close he is to walking at her house, but to my knowledge - he has never actually taken more than step here and there.

However tonight, while on the webcam with my parents, he decided to just walk, unassisted from one side of the kitchen to the other, to try and get closer to the computer. A total of about 5 or 6 steps together - but it was enough to warrant more praise and glory than when Jesus rose from the dead.

I so wish we could have a copy of that Skype video... I think it would be the perfect scenario for a Skype ad - see your first grandchild take his very first steps through Skype?? Hello, you can't plan a better marketing campaign than that.

However, I digress. The HUGE deal around our house tonight is that E is walking!!! He still needs to be coaxed into it a bit (okay flat out bribed - with a goldfish cracker), but nonetheless he can do it. I was so proud of him tonight, and he seemed pretty proud of himself as you can tell when he's walking in this video below.



There ... you can't be mad at me for not blogging in so long ... at least I come to you with A. late breaking news and B. video footage! Can you forgive me now?