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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Swimming Lessons.

Elijah and Tia started swim lessons at PLC (Bella's school) last week - Elijah is a great little swimmer and is just learning to do the strokes correctly. He has so much fun and enjoys seeing his friend Michelle before his lesson.

Elijah Year by Year

Age 1
Favorite color: seems to be yellow
Favorite food: almost anything and especially fruit and vegetables.
Doesn't like:
Likes to play with: Kitchen he got for Christmas, blocks
Outdoor Play: sandbox
Personality: very independent & stubborn - throws LOTS of temper tantrums

Age 2
Favorite color:
Favorite food:
Favorite Expressions:
Doesn't like:
Likes to play with: Loving Family Dollhouse
Outdoor play:
Personality:
Makes us laugh when:
Favorite memory:
Starts speech therapy through First Steps.

Age 3
Favorite color: we think yellow
Favorite food: vegetables
Favorite Expressions:
Doesn't like:
Likes to play with: puzzles, we recognize he has a gift with spatial things as he does the US map puzzle @ 3.5. He also helps mommy with driving directions.
Outdoor play:
Personality:
Makes us laugh when:
Favorite memory:
Starts preschool @ Uthoff Valley in Fenton
when we move to Australia he starts preschool @ Pinjarra in Gordon.
Friends: Sam - next door neighbor & Leo @ preschool.

Age 4
Favorite color: yellow
Favorite food: apples, yogurt, cheese
Likes to play with: magnetix, legos, chalk, markers, pencils, puzzles anything building or craft. trains.
Sports: swimming - he can swim a little now
Personality: he's becoming easier to negotiate with as his speech has improved
Goes to Pinjarra Preschool.
Friends: Sam, Oliver from next door & Rachael @ Pinjarra.

Age 5
Favorite color: he now says its blue
Favorite food: APPLES!
Doesn't like: anyone in his room, JONAH!
Likes to play with: lego, crafts, cooking, pretend play such as house, baby dolls and doing "shows", make blanket forts. Likes to watch "Ben Ten", "Me Too" (watches Dora with Tia)
Outdoor Play: racing down the driveway on the little motorcycles. Swimming! Baseball.
Personality: very helpful, likes to annoy his brother and big sister, he is also a little bit of a sneak . . .
makes us laugh when:

funny sayings: "I just thought it in my brain" (when asked where he got an idea from for example),
"Go Me!"

Best Friends: Zoe from next door(he is planning to marry her!) Charlie, Charlie (2 different ones) Kai, Joshua & Sarah. Will & Sam from church

Age 6
Favorite color: black & blue
Favorite food: apples,
Favorite Expressions: "It's good I . . . "
Doesn't like: when Jonah plays his WII game
Likes to play with: legos, WII, Nintendo DS game
Outdoor play: write with chalk, swim, jump on trampoline
Personality: independent, loves to create, always jumps up to help (whether we want him to or not :)
Makes us laugh when: he sleeps sideways in his bed.
He likes: to SHOP for groceries, for clothes - anything!
Favorite memory:
(he says "Jesus born on Christmas" :) )

Age 7
Favorite color: brown
Favorite food: apples
Favorite Expressions:
Doesn't like: unfairness with sibling
Likes to play with: legos, barbie dolls :) draw - esp. houses
Outdoor play: scooter, swim
Personality: helpful,
Makes us laugh when:
Favorite memory:

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Swimming Lessons.

Pirate Elijah!

Elijah Year by Year

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