Sunday, December 30, 2012

Will 2012

This past year brought many milestones for our lil man, our little miracle.  Will lost his first tooth, entered Kindergarten, and has really advanced in his writing/reading abilities!  Though it's hard to see through all those smiles, not everything has been simple.  Some of the transitions were a little more difficult, but together, we made it.  
Will continues to be a sweet and loving little boy.  He is extremely artistic and creative.  Even though he enjoys fun times with his buddies, he also doesn't mind his space.  Most of the time you can catch him with some sort of writing utensil making books, plans, cards or anything his little mind can come up with. It's wonderful how Will can entertain himself for hours with things he has created.  It never ceases to amaze us!  The other thing he still loves doing is building... his Trios, blocks, legos, and now Angry Bird jenga sets.  This year he has grown fond of Transformers, Batman, X-men, and Angry Birds (but continues to loves his dinosaurs).  It's easy to know what he likes because they take center stage in his drawings and journals.  
Will has been doing great in Kindergarten.  He is surprising us with his writing, doing a fantastic job sounding out words and then transcribing them.  His teacher remarked how neat his handwriting is, and how well he is doing with his pre-reading skills.  He still prefers to have us read to him, but we know he can read more than he lets us realize!  
This past year Will participated in Soccer, Tot-Ball, Gymnastics, and has recently started taking a few Ice Skating lessons.  He is doing real well on the ice and was called "a little hockey player" by one of the instructors.  He attends his practices and lessons, but isn't overly interested in any of them... his passion is his artwork.  
We truly have loved Will this past year.  He is able to go along and do most things with us and really is getting the world around him.  It has been fun discovering with him!