James's First Day of Preschool

On his first day of preschool!

James started preschool last Wednesday! I can hardly believe that he's grown up enough to be going to school, even if it is just for a couple hours two days a week. So far James loves preschool, but we'll see if it stays as appealing once the novelty wears off - hopefully it does.

Here's a little more about our cute 2 (and 3/4s) year old.

He loves cars, trucks, trains, and just about anything else with wheels. He loves reading books and singing songs as well. James likes little kid songs, but also has very firm opinions about songs on the radio. His favorite songs this last summer have been Uptown Funk and Uma Thurman, though he also really likes Honey I'm Good and Pompeii (his taste is rather eclectic). James even likes to sing his favorite songs from the radio by picking a line from the song (or at least what he thinks they are saying) and repeating it over and over.

Playing pirate on his "ship"

James loves to give kisses though they are big and slobbery so they aren't always as appreciated as they should be, especially by Claire who seems to feel like she is being attacked when she's kissed. And speaking of Claire James loves talking to her and trying to make her laugh. He seems to honestly adore her. It is especially cute when he imitates what Jed and I say to her. I often her him cooing at her "hello little princess" in an extra high pitched voice.

James likes to jump on the couch and play pretend. James has started more and more imaginative play and it's so fun. He'll play "pirate" on the couch in the morning and pretend to play with little animals in his hands when he's supposed to be napping.

In big news James is potty trained! We potty trained him in June and it was actually amazingly easy! I'm sure it helped that James was super ready and had been going on his "James sized potty" sporadically for a few months before we got serious about learning. My goodness ... I can't believe that he's gotten to be such a fun and independent toddler!