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I’m not bragging….I am just truly amazed at my 5-year old little girl…and I’m sure most 5-year olds are showing the same ability.  She is learning to read.  5 seems young, just because she still seems like a tiny person and I guess I can’t remember when I learned to read, but I always pictured this to be later in life.

My eldest daughter is in Senior Kindergarten (at an amazing little school in Toronto) and I am just truly amazed at the progress she has made from September to here.  She is a late October baby so she is the youngest in her class (literally this year actually).  Back in September, all she could recognize from the alphabet was pretty much the letter ‘K’ (the first letter in her name, Keira), M for mom, D for dad and S for Sara (her little sister).  Only 4 months later, she is able to recognize pretty much every letter in the alphabet – she can read them and write them.  And she can read basic children’s books – even though these only have one sentence per page and the words are pretty basic, they are books.  But the best part I think is that she’s starting to recognize words on the street, on the newspaper and on food items that we have at home.  She is amazed herself that she can do this I think and it’s changing her surroundings.

Learning to read – it seems like such a trivial thing as an adult, as we just take it for granted, but seeing the process in a child makes me realize how a truly amazing feat it is…but more importantly, how amazing and sponge-like little kids are.

Maria

PerryWinkles Kids – fine smocked dresses for little girls

It’s that time of year again – the time when it seems like my family and I are constantly battling against all kinds of flus, colds and viruses….it seems like it’s us against all of them every week!  Ever since the beginning of November, someone in my household has had some sort of cold or flu, including this weekend – I battled a stomach flu yesterday and my husband was hit with it today.  We consider ourselves a pretty fit and healthy household – we try to eat healthy, gets lots of sleep and exercise on a very regular basis.  But it seems like every time November hits, no matter how ‘ready’ we think we are to battle all these flus and colds, we get hit.

I have two young daughters, 2 and 5, who go to school and spend most of their day with other small children.  I am sure their schools are the source of most of our ailings, but I also know there is nothing I can do about this.  We try to boost up the vitamin C intakes during the colder (i.e. closed windows) months, we try to make it an even stronger point of washing our hands constantly….but still, we are hit!  I never used to get sick before I had kids…it seems like the flus and viruses that roam in children’s environments are just stronger and are here to get us all.  And of course, are bodies are already worn down from all the running around that comes with the holidays, not to mention the stress that the stock and housing market weaknesses have brought.  So I think we are just easy targets at this time of year…and these viruses are relentless!!  So after another weekend of chicken soup, I’m hoping that we can finally shake off these ailments and enjoy some winter fun…after all, I would think by now we’ve built up our immune system against some of the strains of flus this season!

Maria

PerryWinkles Kids – fine girls’ smocked dresses

Just in time to get that perfect holiday or vacation outfit for your little princess, PerryWinkles Kids is offering 10% off everything in stock until December 15th.  Take advantage of this great sale!  All of our Spring/Summer hand-smocked baby and little girls’ dresses and Fall/Winter outfits are on sale, from our gorgeous and very popular Daniela Sleeveless Flower Print Dress to the ever-so-useful corduroy jumpers and viyella shirt.

Also, be sure to sign up for our email alerts so you don’t miss the unveiling of our new Spring/Summer collection, coming in February.  Our new hand-smocked designs are gorgeous and go from very fancy to everyday wear, in stunning cotton fabrics and as always, made with the utmost craftsmanship.  As always, at PerryWinkles Kids we provide you with a high quality product and the utmost customer service.
Maria

PerryWinkles Kids – fine girls’ smocked dresses