Three Years One Month

I did start doing a really nice collage of Josh from when he did some water play at home... then the computer died and I just can't get back the motivation to finish it. So I will just add the pics here...

I got this idea from the lovely Kate's blog. Josh loved it! It was a great activity for a hot afternoon.

We have finally finished our run of kid's parties. The next one won't be until April - when Little Miss Maddi turns FOUR!!!

Josh started three year old kinder this year at Mr Carberry Preschool. He calls it his 'new school' and is very excited about the fact that he walks to this school. After his first week he was so excited when we picked him up. He told us all about the painting that he did and he wanted to do another one. We even saw that they had read 'Where is the Green Sheep' that day!

On the second week (last Friday) I went and did kinder duty. I wanted to do it while I could before I start back at work (in two weeks time). I did work experience as a kinder teacher, so I was reliving my childhood a bit here, but I couldn't imagine doing this for a living now! It was good to see how Josh compared to the other kids, and how he interacted with them. It will be very interesting to see how things change toward the end of the year.

Josh had to be told to sit down quite a few times, and to be quiet while they ate their lunch. He had a nice little conversation with a little girl who was in the next cubical to him in the toilets! And then he was showing her the picture on his jocks! ha ha (It was Lunar Jim - from the ABC tv show).

Josh is still going to Occassional Care - that is his 'old school' that he goes to with Riley. The carers there were happy to have him back and commented on how much he had grown over the holidays!

Josh has been singing a lot more songs lately, like Baa Baa Black sheep (three bags fall down) and Five Little Ducks (Mumma duck said quack quack quack quack). He was singing Happy Birthday to Mummy today (but I didn't get any cake!). I was feeding Sam at about 4am one morning and Josh got up to go to the toilet and I heard him singing Bananas in Pyjammas while going to the toilet.

My favourite memory lately has been when Sam is crying and Josh comes over and pats Sam on the head and says "its ok Sam, its ok"

The 8 rules of toddler play...

(I found this and thought it was funny... because it is so true!)

1. If I like it - it's mine.
2. If it's in my hand- it's mine.
3. If I can take it from you- it's mine.
4. If I had it a little while ago - it's mine.
5. If it's mine it must never appear to be yours in any way, shape or form!
6. If I am doing or building anything - all pieces are mine.
7. If it looks like mine - its mine.
8. If I think it's mine - it's mine.



Josh seems to have disappeared of late... he pops up every now and then, but as soon as he takes his hat off he just disappears and is replaced by somebody named Mosh! When we ask where Josh is he points to his mouth - so we suspect that Mosh may have eaten Josh!



Well actually Josh has just had a very short haircut and it is taking a while to get used to. But he looks the same with a hat on!

And a very funny thing that happened today... we are starting to see a difference between the boys and girls already!
We went to a party and the kids had to wash their hands before eating. They all went into the toilets, but both Josh and another boy walked into the boys toilet, while all the girls went into the ladies! I don't know how they knew it was the boys toilet, but they were both standing there at the urinal with their willies out!!! It is an experience that me and the other mum will probably not forget in a hurry!