ABC's and 1,2,3's

On September 6, Emma and Ella will start pre-school! They will go to school on Tues. and Thurs. while Mommy teaches freshman English at York College. Emma and Ella are ready for school. They know the letters of the alphabet and their sounds. They love their Leapfrog fridge magnets, and they like to point out letters on Mommy's shirts and anywhere else they see them. The first time they did this back in May, Emma and Ella were wearing their PJs and playing with the magnets on the fridge. Ella's PJs said Adorable, and Emma's said Cutie. Emma pointed to the "E" on Ella's shirt and said "E", then pointed to the "E" on her own shirt and said "E". Mommy was amazed!!! Since then, they point out letters all the time. They recognize the letter of the day on Sesame Street and like to watch Cookie Monster eat the letter. Daddy is working on counting with the girls. He holds up his fingers and they try to copy him. Unfortunately, their fingers don't want to cooperate, so they need a little help getting them in the right place. but they can count to five with Daddy, and recently, they recognize the number of the day on Sesame Street. They know they are two and will hold up two fingers (with some help to get them up) when asked how old they are. They are starting to understand big and little. They know all the motions and words to Wheels on the Bus and Itsy Bitsy Spider. We sing them a lot when we are in the car or waiting in a restaurant. We also love to sing Ring Around the Rosie and fall down with Mommy. Ella like to rock back and forth to Row, Row, Row Your Boat. We both love 5 Little Monkeys, especially the part where the alligator snaps the monkey out of the tree. We like to paint, especially when we use our easel outside. We ask for different colors and Mommy gives them to us. We know most of our colors: our favorites are blue, pink and purple. Yes, we are ready for preschool! We can't wait to learn more new things!