Jayden during the Winter and Spring;

It has been a long time since I have been able to type with two hands and even have time to talk.   This winter was very good and long.  Jayden has had a pretty good Kindergarten Year.  He likes his teacher and Ms. Hepworth has been a gift to Jayden.  He has score high on all of his math tests and done better than average in the language arts skills… but is absolutely terrible when it comes to following directions and listening and finishing his assignments on time. 

He will have to get better during the summer because as the teacher said, he will not have the constant pressure to get things done in first grade.  I understand as I know that my son is brilliant when it comes to things that catch his attention.  But if he does not necessarily see the significance in the work he lollygags.   It drives me crazy…..   But we will have summer school as I have taken some information from some of my collogues to help him with his reading skills and word formations.  He has been reading to his mother at night and that seems to be going well. 

In terms of social life, I know that we have been blessed with the luxury of having Madeline, Jonah, Wyatt and a big thank you to Dawson.  He and Jayden definitely are two peas in a pod.   I am assuming that they have adventures almost every day.  Jayden is also having to have adventures with his pushy yet interesting sister who pushes herself into Jayden’s sphere all the time.  But he puts up with her and even allows her to be his little follower.   Such is the story about the beds.  Kallee found out about Jayden’s trundle bed and always wanted to sleep in it… so she got to one long weekend…   She wanted to do it all the time.  Sleep in his room.. But Jayden refused… vehemently.

Then Alison did a great job finally taking out and donating over 40 bags of clothes to goodwill and we had a spare bedroom again.  Jayden found our old bed very comfortable and so he started sleeping in there.  And Kallee then took over sleeping in Jayden’s room.  Our life with those two is always entertaining.

Jayden is getting really good with putting legos together without any help.  He has made a few really big projects without any help.  Amazing.  He also can play videos really well.  I am looking forward to battling on Super Mario’s with him and Alison this summer.

In terms of size I think we are going to hit the size 7’s in terms of summer clothes as he is either a little over or right at four feet tall.  He looks bigger and he is showing signs of better coordination. Oh sure he still out runs his feet, or crashes into things because lack of attention to details like things in his path like doors, toys, steps, etc… but he is getting better. 

Speaking of getting better, since the weather has turned nice, Jayden is definitely more active.  He has been on his scooter or bike or outside hitting balls or playing in the dirt a lot.  The outside suits Jayden well and give his someplace to burn off his extra energy.  I have tossed to him as well I as con left handed because, “music to my ears”, he wants to play baseball next year.  We will try and get him in a league, which will please Grandpa Lee and I very much.. As baseball fans,, we are looking forward to watching Jayden.   Jayden tells me when he is hitting with Grandpa Lee he is hitting homeruns…. All the time, into the tree’s and in the neighbor’s yard. 

Okay, another story.  Jayden thinks this is a secret.  But during tax season he has been waiting up playing his 3DS to see if he can see his mother.  He loves to stay up and hang out with his mother and do anything to get more time.  Like say he needs to read one more story, or he thinks he is going to have a nightmare, or he tries to close his eyes but it just does not work.   He also will hear Alison open the door and that means time to sneak downstairs and tell mommy he loves the singing show (American Idol) or Survior.   That is cuddle time with mommy which both of them need.

Last Month Jayden turned 6 and we had a Spiderman birthday.  Alison stayed up till past 3 getting the house ready with a ton of spider webs all over the house that became a game to find the prize at the end of each of their webs.   It is amazing to think back on the past 9 years trying to have Jayden and what all went into it and how these past 6 years have gone by.  He has always been ready for an adventure.  This past year has been full of them.

·         Learning how to swim

·         Playing Soccer

·         Going to Hawaii

·         The sledding

·         Learning to read and addition

·         Riding a Bus

·         All the adventures with Dawson

·         Getting an x-ray

I love the Month’s of November and December with Jayden because he is right there with me in the Christmas Spirit.  Alison and I know how lucky we got having a son like Jayden.   I love him very much and look forward for this next year of fun adventures.