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Sam got three more checks on his work chart a...
July 28, 2006 by Adam in Sam
 Sam got three more checks on his work chart and got his Star Wars: Republic Commando game. He was pretty excited about it and I let him play a bit longer than normal. It's funny how motivated he gets with his chart when video games are involved.
Sam's reading is improving greatly, seemingly by osmosis. The other day he played a complicated card game by himself, reading all the cards and actually winning. Everywhere we go, he'll be reading signs out loud.
The exciting part of Summer starts soon, with swimming lessons next week. At this point, he's really comfortable in the water and basically just needs to work on his technique. He can swim around the deep end with basically no problems these days.
Good kid.
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Sam has a star chart that he gets stars for w...
July 04, 2006 by Adam in Sam
 Sam has a star chart that he gets stars for when he works. Once he gets five stars, he gets a check, which can be redeemed for certain prizes. Lately, he's been saving up three checks to get assorted Gamecube games. The latest is a Shrek one that he's nearly "purchased". It's a good motivator and he gets a sense of accomplishment when he gets something.
Yesterday, on his own, he decided to make a star chart for me. It's labeled "Dad can be a good dad." and I get a star every time I do something nice for Sam. When I fill up the row, I get an hour of "alone time", something quite prized. It was very sweet and funny, which pretty much sums up Sam's best qualities.
Sam and I have also been having fun lately taking action photos of him in the back yard, leaping over our wading pool. Emma gets in on the fun, too. Ah, the joys of warm summer evenings.
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