Today was Jonah's last day of school before winter break. (As he explained to Grammy and Aunt Karen, it wasn't his last day of school, but he knew they thought it was...) So, I figured I'd assess how kindergarten is going ( Read more... )

Some time in the last few months, Jonah has developed the capacity to deceive. I'm sure this is an important skill to have (especially if he goes into politics), but it is not my favorite skill ( Read more... )

Today, we had our first parent-teacher conference. Turns out he's doing well in everything (though he is only at grade-level in gym, which shows up as a B in the online system...), enthusiastic about school, and friendly to his classmates. His math teacher noted that he sometimes spins while they're learning, but he apparently pays attention ( Read more... )

Jonah is old enough to understand the idea of jokes, but young enough that telling him jokes (and having him tell jokes) can be a very odd experience. As an example, I told him this joke ( Read more... )

This evening, I picked Jonah up from school and told him we were going to synagogue. "Yay! I can see Ellie and Ari!" he said. (Ellie and Ari are six-year-old twin girls who also live in Powell and schlep all the way to Temple Beth Shalom.) We happened to arrive at the same time that Ellie and Ari (and their parents), and Jonah was so excited. ( Read more... )

This morning, Jonah was playing with his legos. (This is quite common, as you might guess.) After I finished folding laundry, Jonah decided to build a palace for Queen Amidala. He put me to work finding yellow, red, green, and blue pieces. With the pieces I found, he built a pretty fancy palace, complete with a door (though only one wall) and a ( Read more... )

I've been sniffling, coughing, and feeling tired for the last week (and Jonah has shown some of the same symptoms). On Thursday, Jonah had his annual physical (where he got four shots and one flu mist, and confirmed that he is tall and skinny). The doctor noticed that he has allergies (dark circles under his eyes, the insideof his nose shows ( Read more... )

This past weekend, Amitai, Jonah and I drove the very long distance to Maryland (9 hours of driving time, with additional stopping time) to Roger and Mary Beth's wedding. Amitai has posted an album of pictures (only a small subset of the 3000+ pictures taken), so I'll post about some of the fun stories ( Read more... )

So far in kindergarten, Jonah has taken one spelling test (he got everything right), learned some Chinese and Spanish (he can count to four and say "little star" in Chinese), and continued to love the tire swing. He has also been placed into first grade math, which makes his geeky parents kvell ("be very pleased", for those of you who don't know ( Read more... )

"Monsterman is very tough. He can defeat the monsters even though he is littler. He throws rocks at them and gets them. He is very cool."

"I like videos." (Completely out of nowhere.)

"The Spy kids movie was way cool. Cooler than Star Wars."
Amitai: No it was not.