Friday April 16, 2010

Time With Jesse

…while Jared went for his kindergarten test

Wednesday, April 14

Jere and Kristen were so wise in not sending Jared to kindergarten last year – he was a bit young and didn’t want to go, but is quite ready to go to school this fall.

After they left, Jesse could hardly wait to go to my office to play a computer game. I still have an old computer with Windows 95. It is perfect for little boy games.

Today he learned to use a computerized hammer, screwdriver, and drill. I didn’t think of taking a picture while he was working in the “computer workshop.” I taught him how to use the mouse, and at first he said, “Too hard, too hard.”  (So far he has only played games that use computer keys.)

I worked with him by moving his hand, and by the time his mom and Jared came back, he had mastered drilling holes (where circles surround the + signs) and inserting screws. He also learned to hammer nails into the wood where the + signs are marked. It took him awhile, but he was pleased to show Kristen and Jared that he could do it by himself.

Then they were on their way (each with a bag of gummies) to visit their other grandma who had recently fallen and broken her hip.