Troy 5 1/2
Troy is at a wonderful age. He wants to please me, be a big helper, and loves to play with Liam and Katelyn. His one vice is that he loves to tease Liam and make him yell. Makes for lots of fighting, but I would say it's getting better.
Troy is learning to swim lately. He puts his face in the water and is learning to hold his breath while kicking. Swimming is kind of a must in Houston. He absolutely adores his friend, Michael, who lives a few doors down. He asks to play with him every day. Liam tags along of course. They even decided to write and draw stories the other day. Michael is very creative. I hope it rubs off on Troy, because Ben and I are NOT.
Troy loves bedtime stories about him and Michael and another great friend, Dameon. He is really into pretending lately. Yesterday he asked if we could pretend to go to Utah. I think he misses family! On the 4th of July he kept asking to see the fire ants. I was so confused. When the fireworks started, he started screaming, "fire ants!"
Troy finished his reading book today! (Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons) Easy? Maybe the first half. Woo, that was a lot of work and patience, but you would not believe how much his speech has improved with it. We have been doing it since February? I think? He's finished the BOB book series as well, but we are re-reading them. He's not very smooth, but he knows the words and what's going on. He loves his kindergarten work book. I've started teaching him piano the last couple of months. A friend with 5 kids told me that starting piano the summer before kindergarten is the time to start. For Troy, she was totally right. He is about 2/3 of the way through the primer books. I am LOVING this age because he gets excited to do piano and reading. Well, I should clarify, he likes the BOB books. He kind of hated the big book by lesson 60 and cried when I brought it out. We definitely took some breaks from it, but the last few lessons, he has been much more positive (since the end was in sight.) We spend about an hour each day while Liam and Katelyn are napping. I am going to treasure it while it lasts, because I know it won't last forever.
Favorite Foods: Mac n Cheese, juice, peanut butter and honey on bread (how he remains alive)
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Shows: Rescue Bots, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Super Why, Daniel Tiger, Tarzan
Favorite Toys: Rescue Bots, Squirt Guns
Favorite Book: The Game (BOB book)
Favorite Activities: playing with Liam, Swimming, playing with friends, splash pads, being with family
Favorite Songs: Gethsemene, He is Risen, Book of Mormon Stories
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