Growing Up Geeky
I haven’t posted in a while, which is unfortunate because so much has happened!
About a month ago, Leon graduated from private kindergarten, where he received the Rockstar Reader award from his teacher. And a couple days ago, he read half of a Dog Man book in just a couple hours! His teacher also had him read a book to his class on Friday.
He has two imaginary friends: Ghost and Snake. Ghost is in 5th grade and is in charge of “Ghost’s Magic Forest.” According to Leon, Ghost’s Magic Forest is dark and a little scary (dragons, three fairies, cheetahs, lions, and towels live there). Also, Leon advises not to throw blueberries in the water, because dragons will eat them and throw up.
A while back, Minh created a treasure hunt for him. He reads a map (which Minh had printed on a huge canvas), then finds points of interest that also have treasures! So far, he’s found Bluey and Bingo stuffies, a leather-bound journal, a coin purse, and a toy clock for learning time. Thanks to the treasure hunt, he’s learning how to read a map and is getting more familiar with our neighborhood.
He also loves playing board games with Minh — and he’s getting pretty good! He doesn’t really understand risk yet, so he takes quite a few chances that pay off! His favorite games are Sushi Go and Longshot.
In a couple months, he’ll start public school! I can’t believe he’s already old enough to be in ”real” school!
