- Dylan taught himself to ride a bike without training wheels the day before Mother's Day -May 9. We were at a little bbq at my mom's house and he yelled down from her basketball court for us to come watch. Sure enough, he's a pro already. We took the training wheels off of his bike (which is a little taller) and he did fine on that one as well.
- Dylan is so excited about finally figuring out the monkey bars. He's been close for awhile, but he's recently tackled the whole stretch of monkey bars at several local parks. It was his goal to be able to do this before kindergarten and he made it.
- He wants to learn to read so badly. He's pretty close, but gets frustrated with words that don't follow phonetics rules (which unfortunately are many). We'll see what we can do this summer. It would be nice if he could read a little before kindergarten, but as I've learned with this one, you can only push so hard before he freaks out. Best to let him go at his own pace.
- Dylan is obsessed with counting lately. He finally figured out how to count to 100 and he counts to 100 over and over - usually when we're in the car. Now he's decided he wants to learn to count to 1000. I'm not sure I have the patience for that one!
- Dylan finished his first season of soccer and was more excited about the trophy than anything else. Good thing they all receive one! His team did really well. I think they only lost twice. He started off rocky in the fall chasing players around and acting like a true "Black Dragon" but by the end of the spring, he was scoring and enjoying playing much more.
- Dylan will graduate from preschool next Thursday. His teacher is holding a carnival for all her students the day before. He is so excited for both the carnival and his graduation. I can't believe my baby is old enough to graduate from preschool!
- He is super excited about kindergarten. I hope it turns out to be everything he's dreaming of and more. :)
- He's also excited about swimming and everything water-related. He can't wait for summer to officially be here!
- Dylan amazes me with his knowledge of the scriptures. We've been trying to read as a family more often, and I'm always surprised at how many of the scripture stories he already knows. Despite all the wiggles and difficult moments in Primary, he's actually learning something. :) We bought the church's Book of Mormon DVD, which just has gospel action pictures on the screen while a simplified version of the story is being told. I think that has really helped him understand the scripture stories. I can hardly get through a handful of verses in the scriptures before he is asking pertinent questions. At least he's paying attention!
- Dylan is still as creative as ever. One day he brought down a magnifying glass and a clothes pin and made me open my mouth as he inspected my teeth. Best dentist I've ever had! There is truly never a dull moment with this child.
I'll update more later, but just wanted to share a few of the top things happening with Dylan. Here is a little video of our soccer adventures this year.
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