Owen's Dancersize class

Owen's Dancersize class had a performance day for parents last week. Joel was able to go and get it on camera.

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Owen is 4!

Our big boy is another year older! Owen is 4 yrs and very proud of it! He had a great time celebrating his birthday last weekend. He brought treats to school on Friday, had a party on Saturday and a special birthday breakfast on Sunday! He really enjoyed seeing all his friends and family and loved all the great gifts he received. Owen had his 4yr check-up today and his stats are- 42 inches  tall (84%) and 35.2 lbs (41%).     A healthy guy! Both boys have grown and changed so much in the last few months here are some things that they are into-

Owen-
Loves playing "Mom & Dad" or "School" ( basically anything that gives him an opportunity to be in charge of someone else ;) He uses stuffed animals and imaginary friends to carry out lots of scenarios. It has been so sweet watching his empathy develop. He is so thoughtful and caring to his "children" and "students".
Cook with mommy. Owen really likes to help make dinner and does a really good job being safe in the kitchen.
Drawing and writing his name
Anything related to Disney's Car Movie! Playing with the cars, reading the books, watching the movie, role playing the movie, singing/dancing to the soundtrack, etc!
Dancing and taking Dancersize class
Reading and sounding out words. Owen has several sight words and can sound out many 3-4 letter words. Owen also reads familiar books to Gavin.
Picking out his clothes and pajamas. "Mom it is not cool to wear stripes everyday!" Owen would prefer to wear a car on his shirt everyday!
Last but not least Owen loves talking and talking and talking!

Gavin-
Puzzles and blocks
ABC magnets
Trains! Owen may be the car guy, but Gavin is definitely a "Choo, choo" guy
Singing- his favorites are Old Mac Donald, The Zipper song, Twinkle, Twinkle and Rock-a-Bye Baby. It is very common to find him sitting with blocks singing one of these songs to himself. When he is tired he comes up to mom and says "rock-a-bye baby mama" which means take me to the recliner for some snuggles. So sweet!
Curious George, Elmo and Wonder Pets are the characters that Gavin loves!
Counting- he can count 1-11 and then jumps to 18!
Helping- Gavin really likes to help mommy. He likes to bring dishes to the sink after meals, put dirty clothes in the hamper, put on his own boots and hat and clean up toys.
Talking-Gavin is so social, always greeting everyone. His vocabulary is growing and he is using more full sentences.
Hanging with Daddy! Gavin is growing out of his mama's boy stage and really loves rough housing and being silly with Daddy! He no longer cries when mommy has to leave because he gets to "play with Daddy!".


Enjoy the pics! Soon to come a video from Owen's Dancersize class and a new section called "Quotes of the Month".