I Like Baby Dolls

I had to go to curriculum night for Sydney's pre-school class last night!  It's crazy...curriculum night for preschool, but it was totally worthwhile and very informative.  I'm kind of blown away with what 3 year olds learn these days!  It seems like things they learn in preschool, are things that kids used to learn in kindergarten.  I remember like eight years ago in my susbtitute teaching days, that kindergarten students were learning letters and sounds and learning to write the letters as well.  These days, pre-school students have to do all of this before Kindergarten.  Fortunately, Sydney already knows her letters and sounds. But she isn't even close to being able to write them or blend them together.  In fact, she can barely hold a pencil and she definitely cannot color inside the lines or use scissors correctly. I think I might work with Sydney on her cutting and coloring skills as my next plan of attack.

Anyway, in class one day the kids were doing a project based on the book "If You Take a Mouse to School" called "If You Take a Preschool Student to Eagle, You Will Hear...
The students had to tell the teachers their favorite thing to do at Eagle Elementary so far.  I read all of the other kids statements which consisted of playing play-doh, reading certain books, playing with friends, etc.  You know, normal school activities.  Well Sydney says, "I like the baby dolls.  They go shopping."  I just had to laugh.  I'm pretty sure she didn't say "baby doll", she probably said babies and the teacher had to ask her what she meant because she never calls them baby dolls. 

But, oh my goodness!  I don't doubt for one single second that Sydney said that. She is definitely my child! Sydney could not be more girly and all she wants to do is shop and play with babies.  She always asks if we can go to the shop-o-rama (she thinks that's what the store is called because of her favorite book, "Llama Llama Mad at Mama").  Thanks to all of Sydney's grandma's, she spends a lot of time at the mall.  The other day I was at the mall with Sydney and a lady was carrying a Nordstrom bag and Sydney said, "hey, that's my store where I go with Grammie."  Is it bad that a three year old recognizes Nordstroms? This whole shopping thing gives me a chuckle.  I can't wait to see what Sydney comes up with for her next project.