Tommy turned 6 today. He took fruit and pudding cups with a special angry birds ring to class today. He was super excited to assemble them and also to get to put the whip cream on them in class with dad. After school Grandma and Grandpa were waiting for him at our house. He ran right past all of us without saying hi because he saw the swing that dad had put in. He also got a pitching machine which he tried out. And then we put together his angry birds lego set. Angry birds has been Tommy's favorite lately after he got the Angry Birds game at Christmas. Small legos are still a bit tough for Tommy to have the attention span to finish. But this was a pretty small set so we managed and he loved it as it came with a bird launcher. We celebrated with a small cake. Sunday we are taking him bowling per his request.
Tommy has had such a growing year and had to learn some hard lessons this year. About how to behave at school. About how to follow directions, even if he doesn't feel like it. To attempt new skills even when they seem impossible. To learn not to react to other kids bad behavior, which has been super hard for him. It seems like so much for a Kindergartner to be taking on. He has had days where he has had frustration, anger, exhaustion.
But I think after a small glimpse into the real world, Tommy has finally gotten to a place where he gets how school works. How to recognize the difference between a friend and someone giving him bad attention. To push through failure, to keep learning to get a to a point where he succeeds. He has worked super hard at things and really felt the sense of accomplishment. He is still learning to settle down as he has tons of energy, but I am not sure if he will ever have less energy. He is like his dad, non-stop till he drops.
He is also too cool for mom now. Mr independent. He wants to do everything himself and try any activity he can think of. The sky is the limit for Tommy. He wants to be the fastest, strongest and the best at everything and is determined to get there.
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