The Letter "P"

Peter turned 3 in May and is like a little sponge.  His mind is so thirsty for knowledge and yet he is so busy and always getting into trouble.  The key I have found is to keep his mind and hands busy and then he doesn't look for trouble quite as much.

Recently I have noticed that he is learning his letters almost by himself as if through osmosis.  He is exposed to letters through our alphabet magnets, Sesame Street, alphabet puzzles, and his desire to write his name.  To further cultivate this I have started collecting the letter "P" from junk mail and old magazines.  The mail arrives and Peter instantly wants to have it so he can look for "P"s.  I am shocked at the tiny letters he can spot.  He points them out and then we cut them out and past them on a piece of paper.  

 The paper stays on the refrigerator for use the next day.  Throughout the day he talks about all the "P"s he has found and wants to look at the paper.  I figure that we will do this until the paper is full and then start on the next letter in his name and so on until we have finished his name completly.  It is a great free activity that is laying a foundation for his future education and keeps him occupied for quite some time.

 This is what Jacob does while Peter and I work on letters - Look Cute.

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New Skills

I love to watch my children learn new skills.  Peter is learning to joy of cutting paper.   So far is he content to cut paper - mostly.  I did catch him trying to give the stuffed Elmo a hair cut.

I guess the next task is to teach him that it is not necessary to stick your tongue out while cutting.

What the 3 yr old does when no one is looking

I took a few photos yesterday and while reviewing them noticed that there were pictures on my camera that I did not take.  From  the little finger in each shot and the fact that Jacob is being photographed in a few of them I am pretty sure it was Peter. 

 I suspect this all happened while I was upstairs moving laundry from one machine to another or an equally exciting core. 

Enjoy!

Peter sneaks the camara off the counter. 

Jacob is looking over the gate for me

Peter begins to explore

Peter is fond of playing with duplo blocks

The day is not complete without a little Sesame Street

More shots of his finger

Jacob has learned that Peter has the camara

Here he comes for the camera.  Jacob never wants to be left out of the fun.  

These two little boys are so cute but are quite the troublesome duo.

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