Photos from summer

Hey, everybody. I forgot to mention last time that I have also uploaded a bunch more photos to our web gallery. I have pictures from the rest of summer as well as pics from our trip to Arkansas. In addition, I have uploaded pictures as far back as February of 2007. I expect to keep 'em coming until I run out of space.

Click here to check out all the new pics.

It's a Tie Fighter

We learned something very important about Jacob recently. In a conversation where I was describing some of Jacob's more eccentric behavior to our friend, Sean, he suggested that Jacob might be a gestalt learner. I pitched this to Kelly who began to do research on the subject. The gestalt learner put her onto the Visual Spacial learner. The descriptions of this learning style were shockingly accurate. These are people who think in pictures. When they describe things, they do so using imagery and complete pictures. The tend to be a bit aloof in a classroom where they tend to seem behind until, all of a sudden, they nail it. When they learn something, it is locked in. They have no need for repetition and memorization. Their favorite toys are those that can be used to create. They have little use for 'single purpose toys'. For example, a car is just that. Unless you use it to create a larger story, it doesn't really do anything else. Legos, on the other hand, can be anything. When they create, it is usually with a great deal of rather exact detail. They are recreating something whole and intact in their brain. As a result, they often have rather exact mental images of how encounters and events are supposed to go and frequently get let down. They don't like loud noise, but love live performances. Occupationally, they are often artists and architects.

School started

Well, the time has come. Jacob started school. As of this writing he has finished one week of kindergarten. His class mascot is a frog and his teacher is Ms. Majeski. After his first day he was asking us when he was going to be able to go back. We'll see how long that lasts.

Jacob's first pun

We are packing tonight. Getting ready for our trip. I am on the couch folding laundry and Kelly is fixing some issue at her work. Jacob comes into the room laughing. He says, "Hey look! Crocs and socks!" This is both a clever rhyme and a play on Dr. Suess' famous and frustrating Fox in Socks, a book that Geoffrey makes us read about every other night.

Miscommunications

This evening, Kelly and I were sitting in the living room having a little grown up quiet time. Jacob and Geoffrey were playing in the other room. Their voices were gradually rising and eventually we hear Jacob yell, "I can't understand what you're talking about!"

The humor of this is, of course, that Geoffrey frequently has his pacifier (his kiss-it) in his mouth and mumbles a bit.

In other news, Geoff reports that, "Tate hurt me. He's a bad guy."

Photographs

Okay, I just finished posting a selection of photographs going back to May of 2007. Come check it out.

In more family related news, Geoffrey is nearly potty trained. Whoo-hoo! We should save enough on diapers and pull-ups to make up for the rise in gas prices.

Pics to date

Hey everybody. I would like to announce the grand opening of our blog and web gallery. I have uploaded pics back to January for your viewing pleasure. Please, feel free to mosey on over to our photo gallery. I will continue to post updates both to here and there as time permits. Share, enjoy, and have a great day.