Prayer

Remember the little boy that poked Keegan in the eye? I have been thinking about him a lot lately and wondering how a little boy can have so much anger. My heart is heavy for this little boy and all I can do is pray for him. I don't know what his family life is like or if he has any other exposure to Jesus than what he receives at school. I realized that I haven't seen him at school lately, so I asked Keegan's teacher, today, where little "K" was. She told me that he had been asked to no longer come to school. They have a zero tolerance on violence and this little boy was constantly acting out. I was very saddened to hear this. I feel for this little boy and his family. I can't imagine what it must be like to hear that your child is no longer welcome at school, but I fully support the decision made by the school. I want my child to be in a safe environment for learning. If you think about please pray for little "K" and his family.

Injury

I couldn't believe what I was hearing! I had to ask Keegan to repeat himself. I asked him how he got that scab under his eye and he replied "K" took his pencil and poked me. I was shocked. I asked him what he did to "K." He replied "I was telling him that he couldn't write on that." This little boy didn't like what he was being told so he stabbed Keegan with his pencil. He just barely missed his eye. I was stunned! Of course, we talked with his teacher the next day to get the whole story. Keegan knew exactly what he was talking about. This other little boy was suspended for 2 days. Thankfully the school takes violence very seriously. I can't imagine my 4 year old being suspended. This little boy has only been at the school for a month and they definitely have their hands full with him.

Ready to Read?

Keegan has been doing very well at school. He said on the very first day of school that he wanted to learn to read. He has been determined ever since. He already knew the phonetic sounds each letter made, so he was well on his way to reading. He can now sit down and read a very simple beginner book. He is also starting to write little stories. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen. He draws pictues and then labels them. He is working hard to sound out words, even if they aren't the correct spelling he has correctly spelled them using the phonetic sounds. For example....he would spell bird "burd" or he tried to do snow mobile the other day and it said "snu beo." I am so proud of him! He is growing up so fast!!!! I can't believe my 4 year old is ready to read.

School Boy

Keegan started Preschool today. He was so excited. I can't believe he is old enough to go to school already! The 2.5 hours flew by. It was strange to have a quiet house for that long. Truitt napped the whole time Keegan was at school.

Keegan couldn't wait to show of his box of extra clothes. Daddy decorated it with all of Keegan's favorite animals. It had a dolphin and elephant on one side and a zebra on the other.

After we signed him in at the office he ran right outside and found our friends, who have a boy in 1st grade. They were standing in line outside his classroom. Keegan ran right out to them and yelled "hi guys!" We had to tell him it was time to go to his classroom. He had no fears or anxieties about starting school. In fact, he asked me yesterday.... "Mommy, after you and Daddy take me to school are you going to go home?" I said "yes Keegan and then we will come get you when school is all over." He got the biggest smile on his face. He might as well have said, good I'm glad I will be all by myself. I could tell that he was thrilled to finally be going to school without us.