Last night, Gwen decided to write out her Christmas wish list for Santa, and the above was the result. She did this mostly without help, which is impressive, given she’s still in the early stages of learning how to read and write.
Kindergarden has been a struggle for her. She’s the youngest in her class, and she started off the year with some separation anxiety. She also became easily frustrated by more challenging tasks. Things seem to be improving, though, because yesterday, she told us she was “thankful for school, because it teaches us new things.”
That she voluntarily wrote something on her own is a milestone, and I’m sure the motivation of OMG PRESENTS helped.
In case you were wondering what the above actually means:
- Poppette Shoppie
- LEGOs (“Wagoz” KILLS ME because this is exactly how she pronounces her L’s)
- Rudolph toy
- Coco Cookie Shoppie
- Beados
- Zoo toy
And at the bottom, she wanted to clarify that this is her “birthday party” (“boyfda prde” I’M DYING FROM CUTE PLEASE SAVE ME) wish list, even though we tried to tell her that it was for Santa, and that her birthday is many months away. She would not be deterred.
I’m going to cherish this piece of paper forever.