We had a most beautiful day today, and looks like we are in store for more! Yay!
My kids had a half day today for Parent/Teacher Conferences. I went today and met with Gracie and Thomas’ teachers. Gracie has straight A’s and glowing praises from her teacher. We had warned her about how bossy she is and very different than Samuel, who she had 2 years ago…. but she says she doesn’t see any of the bossing, but agreed she is very different than Samuel. She told me how she gets along very well with everyone, but also stands up for herself quite well (um, that’s probably an understatement.. hehe). She told me that she loves playing tether ball with the older boys, but she’ll tell them to “go easy” on her (she’s a little bitty thing still), and when they don’t, she stands right up to them and says, “FINE! Then I’m not playing with YOU anymore!!” And I could totally see Miss Gracie doing that, hands on hips and stomp to complete it.
Thomas’ teacher also had the sweetest things to say about Thomas. *WE* know what a sweet and special little guy he is, but it’s always nice to hear others agree with you! She calls him her “little buddy” and he certainly is. (she still is his “best & favorite friend”) Thomas has some speech issues, he’s making strides, but he’s still behind his peers. The good thing is, Thomas really doesn’t realize that there is a problem… he’s not shy to chatter away. But one thing we’ve always been amazed with, given his delays with speech, is how bright he is with numbers and letters. Mrs. Clark was very surprised that he knew all his numbers by sight (he knows all his letters by sight too, but she didn’t ask him about those yet). We’ve teased as he plays his computer games, he can barely talk, but he has taught himself to read!
Tomorrow I have the rest of the kids!
I found these cool set of chairs on craigslist last week, and sent my husband off to pick them up… so I’ve been itching to drag one out for photos… and Gracie played model for me for a little bit. Had a bit of fun processing these a little different.
