Noah’s class is doing a unit on letters. The kids are fascinated with letters and write notes (draw pictures) in class and put them in each others mailboxes.

They recently write letters to pen pals at a neighboring school. It’s cute.

I love letters. I shared with Noah that I have all my letters/notes from high school. While he can’t read them noelr should he, we talked how special letters and communicating in writing is. Maybe he’ll be a letter writer for life.

Noah is in “love.”  He has a sweetheart.  They already talk about getting married as if it’s a forgone conclusion that when they are “old” (like fourteen) they are going to get married.  It is ridiculously adorable.  They met last year and they have been inseparable since.  The above picture is of them holding hands at the halloween parade last year.  She is his best friend and they are absolutely adorable together.  They help each other with their coats and carry things for each other.

They were both pretty sure that their first playdate (pictured above) was going to be a sleep over.  When they found out it wasn’t, they both demanded to know when they could have a sleepover.  We just when you are older but not too old.

This school year, their classroom has had to institute new rules because of them–no hand holding, back rubbing, etc.  They will sit next to each other and rub each others backs, hold hands and lay their heads on each other’s shoulders.  There is already the brewings of a love-triangle.  I can’t believe I just wrote that.  My son is only 4 (almost 5).  There is another little boy in class who likes S.  I am sure it’s because she is not such the girly girl and likes to play with the boys–well with Noah really.  S went to far as to be honest and tell A that “I don’t think you are handsome.  I only think Noah is handsome.”  A cried and Noah felt happy that S only thought he was handsome.  I can only fear where this will lead in the future, since they will all be in school for many many years together.

Their relationship has blossomed.  I love to watch Noah get all shy when S is around.  It is so cute.  We made picture frames at the holiday party for Noah’s class and Noah made a green one with a heart shape.  Over break, he looked at the frame and asked “Mom, do you have any pictures of me and S?”

“yes.”

“Can you print one for me to put in the frame?  I want to give it to S.”

He then took the frame down and proceeded to write her name.  It was too cute.  So I printed out the picture–after much deliberation of which photo to choose.  I wanted to do the one from the play date (above) but Noah insisted that he no longer had short hair and so it wasn’t a good picture.  He was so excited about giving her the present, but then he got to school.  He was all shy and didn’t want anyone else to see it “because it was a private present for S.”

S also had a present for him that she bought for him over break–a key chain that has his name on it.  These two are always giving each other presents.  It’s adorable and cute and I really hope Noah cherishes…okay so I mean me…these moments as they are so sweet, innocent, and pure.

Oh did I forget to mention that at first he thought it would be funny to use the picture of him wearing only the iron man mask.  And when I say only, I do me ONLY.  So we had a talk about how it’s not only not appropriate to show any one your privates in person, it is also not appropriate to give anyone (especially a girl) a picture of your privates–just ask Brett Favre how that works out.