Wyatt’s So Good!

*Filmed on our snazzy camera phone!

Wyatt’s 1st Day!

Kindergarten started yesterday (9/4)! Today is the 2nd day of school for the little fella. From early reviews by WJM, he loved it! His teacher, Miss Sharon, has been teaching kindergarten at that center for many years and from some previous student’s parents opinions, she is just great.

Apparently, one of Rachel’s coworkers had one of his kids attend kindergarten about 5 years ago and was able to test straight into 2nd grade! We hope Wyatt can get into first grade, that would be perfect.

It happened again…

According to KSL.com, another child ran away from the daycare center Wyatt attends. The article mentions Wyatt’s incident and the resulting installation of cowbells on the door. This time, the kid actually ran across the street which is generally busy and a blind curve. Apparently, the mother works at the business across the street. The kid was looking for her room after using the restroom, got lost in the center and went to the place she knew mommy would be. Thankfully, the child was unharmed but what a terrifying experience.

Nemo: In Memoriam

UPDATE: “Blackie” caught some mysterious illness and was coated with some ashy substance when we found him dead last Friday afternoon (7/27).

Our family’s pet and companion for the past 7 months, Nemo, has met his porcelain destiny. After we returned from our 2 day camping trip, realizing we hadn’t fed him those two days, we noticed a steep down-turn in Nemo’s activity and attitude. We found him dead on the bottom of the tank, resting peacefully on Tuesday morning, the 17th. Wyatt helped to dispense of the corpse reluctantly and with a few sweet tears of sadness and a flick of the wrist, it was done.

We went out the next evening to PetSmart and were able to pick out a mid-sized fish that had the similar popped-eye look but in a deep matte black, a Black Moor. The hope is that the already grown size might help Blackie survive longer. Wyatt has constantly been a conscientious owner, feeding twice a day and reminding me to refill the tank when it gets low. I’ve also cleaned out the filter pump and replaced the filter a number of times keeping our beloved’s water fresh and healthy.

Our hope is that Blackie will continue to thrive and be as great of a pet that Nemo was.

*This picture is when Nemo was still alive.

Wyatt’s Little Adventure

Now that Wyatt’s been back in daycare on a daily basis, there are some pros and cons that come along. Some pros are just the fact that he’s back to a structured lifestyle. This generally leads to better behavior, more regular sleep schedules and more. Other pros are that he is now learning more from his teachers in a school setting. One of the cons we’ve seen and at times cringed at are his reluctance to let go.

Lately at home and now at school whenever someone leaves to go shopping or go home or whatever, he freaks out and has to say goodbye 3 to 4 thousand times before they’re allowed to go. This has been an odd and frustrating behavior he’s been exhibiting. This has now spread to when Rachel drops him off at daycare each morning. This problem has come to a head yesterday morning.