Today Kylie had the opportunity to go to her friend James’ birthday party at Domino’s Petting Farm. This was the first time we had ever been to this particular petting farm, and though it was a little chilly, Kylie and I both had a very fun time. The party was very nice, and we got to pet some animals and go on a hay ride. After petting the animals and going on the hay ride everyone had pizza for lunch and then broke open a pinata! A few pictures from the party can be found here. Kylie and I both had a very nice time, and perhaps we will go back there again sometime.

I had a parent teacher meeting earlier today with Kylie’s day care teachers and I am very happy and proud of the results. If i haven’t mentioned it before, Kylie goes to day care at the Children’s Institute on Eastern’s campus. The teachers here are actual early childhood education certified teachers whom have there degree’s in early childhood education.  This is the first meeting of this year, and I am pleased to say that she is doing exceptionally well.

The teacher (Christy) told me that Kylile displays a vocabulary that is advanced for her age and as a result can express herself very well verbally, and not just well but appropriately using rather large words for a three year old.  Not only can she use large words but she can also use foreign words and phrases correctly. At the moment she can say hello (or the equivalent) in 4 languages (English, Spanish, French, and Japanese) along with a few small phrases in Spanish.

In addition she not only loves pretend play (weither it is in a toy kitchen or stricly imaginary) she also has the ability to relate that pretend play to her real life. In addition we have noticed at home that she knows the difference between real and imaginary, this is something that most children do not disguish between until around age 5.

Kylie gets along with all the children in her class and clearly has a favorite or two. This year she seems to be infatuated with a boy named Jack. When she comes how I ofter hear “I miss Jack” or when she is playing and pretending she often includes Jack.

However, she is not perfcet. Like other children her age and in her class she is currently learning about the impact her actions have on others. For instance, at this age it is common for children to tell other children that they are not their friends one minute and then be suggesting they go play the next. Or to play with one friend on a day when a certain other friend is not at school, only to then ignore the first child when the second is present. Kylie has a tendancy to say someone is not her friend when she is upset at that person, as do most children in her class. So that is something they are working on and we are reinforcing at home.

We are also working on her computer skills at home. She has the Leap Frog ClickStart My First Computer at Daddy’s house that she loves to play, and she has gotten very good at using the mouse and is even becoming good at finding keys on the keyboard. This, of course, makes Daddy very happy as I spend a lot of time on the computer due to work.

All in all Kylie is doing very well with her educational development according to both her teachers and her very proud parents.