Croutons and Puff

Aidan moved up into the next class (2.5-3yr olds) at playschool this week. His new teacher is Miss Olga Sr., and he is doing great! He was excited about it Monday, cried because he wanted to go back to Miss Nana's class Tuesday, and Wednesday woke up in the morning and told us: "I'm not going to cry today!" and had a great day!


This week he also was incredibly sweet at playschool. On Thursday, we brought croutons to school for a snack (we found out he had been eating Miss Candy's!), and he said, "I want to share my croutons with Miss Candy!" - when he told her, she melted and gave him a huge hug. He was SO proud of himself!


Here are some other highlights from this week:
- Aidan is really interested in becoming a big brother. He has told us that we should take Kiana ice skating with all of us together (he really wants to go), and points out the empty toothbrush spot in our toothbrush holder, and says "When Kiana comes, she can put her toothbrush there!" And on Wednesday at breakfast, Aidan told us, "When Kiana comes, I'm going to give her a hug and say, 'I love you, SO much!'"


- Aidan now sings "Puff the Magic Dragon" (Peter, Paul & Mary), which we love. We got a library book that illustrates the song, and it's been Aidan's favorite this week.
- Aidan asked Daddy about the clouds that made the snow:
Aidan: "I want them to come scrape the snow."
Alex: "You want them to clean up the mess they made?"
Aidan: "Yeah."
- Despite being very busy, we managed to have fun and see friends this weekend. Friday, we saw Cira and Mary; Saturday, Daddy and Aidan went to the Central Park zoo and saw polar bears, seals, a snow leopard, and cuddly monkeys; and Saturday night, we had dinner with college friends Nadine & Josh, and Jenn (Aidan loved the chocolate cake Jenn brought & even helped Nadine serve it!).