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Saturday, November 9, 2019

6 Years Old!!! (March 2019)


Ryder is a true reader now and he can read books on his own, with little to no help.  He loves that he can read now and he is constantly reading books.  We have a lot of board books and a couple of sets of just-learning-to-read level books, and he picks them up and starts reading on his own.  He is very proud that he can read now!  He is also still going full steam with Lexia, his reading program.  He seems to have turned it into a bit of a competition in his class.  He seems to have inherited the competitive gene from Janda and I!

One evening I was folding clothes in our bedroom while Ryder and Vivi were taking their bath and I could overhear their conversation.  All of a sudden, the conversation was serious and Ryder explained to Vivi everything that he could about going to Beeman.  He told her all about class, the classroom routines, the people at school, getting school lunch, recess and arrival and riding the bus!  It was a very comprehensive overview!  It was so interesting to hear his perspective and to hear his advice. He told Vivi that he is still shy at school, but he is working it out.  I love that he was being positive about working on something and learning and improving!

All of a sudden, Ryder seems so tall to me.  I’m not sure if it’s just in my mind or not, but it seems like he gets taller in fits and spurts.  He is starting to outgrow some of his clothes and it seems like her can reach all the shelves and high places in our house, when he couldn’t before.  He also got a haircut this month, so that always makes him look a little older to me too.

For his birthday party this year, Ryder wanted a World of Tanks theme.  Not surprisingly, there weren’t that many party supplies available for that video game, so I had to make some things.  Ryder helped me scour the Internet and choose screenshots from the game to make decorations with, and we got a few generic tank and party supplies things to round it out.  He was happy with the overall effect, so I was happy!  He had a great party and got some great tank presents!  He also got the game Battleship, which he has been playing non-stop.  If I don’t have time to play before school, he gets very upset!


Wet but fun

Working hard shoveling

Ryder's class sang him Happy Birthday

Enjoying his school cupcake

Birthday boy!

Happy birthday to Ryder!


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