More winter sports

A few weeks ago we also tried ice-skating, with his friends Hope and Jasper. He fell down a few times but quickly got the hang of it:

This weekend Julian had his first ever ski lesson at Granby Ranch with a bunch of his friends! He did great, of course: His summary: he loves skiing, though he doesn't love ski lessons. I guess we'll be spending our weekends on the slopes from now on...

Kindergarten

Last week, Julian started kindergarten!

He was pretty worried about leaving his beloved preschool and going somewhere new, but the Star Wars book made it a little better. We got to school a little early and all the kids were playing on the playground before the bell rang, and he showed us how he could climb the big climber.

After a week, he knows all about kindergarten. He has new friends, he knows where things are, he has a journal to draw in (this is him and Ruthie going camping),

and he's learning lots of new things and likes to tell us about them.

Birthday

A few weeks ago, Julian turned FIVE. We had a party at the playground with a few friends.

(that's Clara, Ruth, Julian, and Maisie. Not pictured: Lyra, Will, Julia, and Zander.) There were swings, and dinosaurs, and Star Wars cake.

Everyone had a great time, and Julian is very happy to be five.

Picture day

They're taking a class picture today. Julian is ready.

Science Week

For Science Week, I went in to Julian's school and talked to the kids about the planets, and then had them all make their own planets as an art project. In this picture you can just see the top of Julian's head; he followed me around and was my assistant for the entire time. He did make sure to wear the "Future Astronaut" shirt I brought back from Goddard.

DeWolfe: Paleontology, Vol. 1

Yesterday Julian decided to write a book. It's about dinosaurs, so that during Science Week at his school next week, he can bring it and tell his friends all about dinosaurs. It is divided into omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores.



"This is a Troodon. She is a girl. She is an omnivore." [Notable features: the large toe claws.]


The red things in the corners are meat for the T. Rex to eat. [Tyrannosaurs have only two fingers.]


Triceratops. [Note the large bony frill.]