Moving Along

So! Logan is five and a half. Shay is two and a half. Life continues to be busy, fun and sometimes frustrating. Logan is finishing his second second year in the Preschool of the Arts Copper Room, and has been a much better year for him than last year, when he was the youngest boy in the mixed-age classroom and had to contend with older boys who weren't necessarily a "good fit" as they politely say. He did fine last year, learned a lot, I'm sure, but this year he's really come into his own as a leader and a friend.

His best friend, Alec, joined the Copper Room this year and the two have become as thick as thieves over the course of the year. Alec is a very good kid, always smiling, and we've had several successful playdates outside of preschool. In school, they do a lot of fire-fighting along with the younger boys, building, digging, and spend huge amounts of time making things out of paper, markers, tape and glue -- including police uniforms and maps.

Speaking of which, Logan has developed an immense interest in directional objects these past few months -- maps, compasses, binoculars and telescopes in particular. I bought him a real compass and we went to the hardware store to get a chain that he could use to attach it to his belt. Very proud. He sits in the car telling me where to drive -- "Mom, go northeast south, then left, then around the mountain, then west by west. That's how you get to the park." Got it.

The map thing is neat too -- he's learning how to read them, and his favorite puzzle of late is a map of the U.S. He's doing a great job learning the different states and rarely misses the opportunity to inform us that Rhode Island is the smallest state.

He's also developed an interest in Mount Rushmore (not to mention Mount Everest - speaking of which, we have played mountain climbers at least a dozen times, complete with ropes to haul each other to the summit). He's starting to learn about the Mount Rushmore presidents (including "Eddie Roosevelt"), so next on the list at the library are books about the making of the mountain!

After Logan was born and we sent out birth annoucements, our good friend Russ said that the name Logan Roy-Lewis sounded like that of a great explorer. Maybe fate will have it's way!