The Little Things

      Well it is official. I met with my thesis committee last week and it was confirmed that I will never make the NY Times bestsellers list. Oh well, I knew that going in.  However, the project passed.
      While I am far from being a bestselling author my five year old learned how to write his name. :)  The picture on the left is his and while it only has the first three letters, they are correct and in the correct order.  Since this masterpiece he has managed to include the other three.  I realize that many kids master this in 4K, there are many more who may never master the skill and I'm pretty lucky that he is able to. Now on to potty training. Oh and we are down to two major meltdowns a day :) Like I said it's the little things.
   Emily is progressing. She is reading on her grade level. A skill at one point I thought she would never master.  She has also learned to swim and wants to join a swim team.  While for us swimming was a safety issue, she tends to wander off and there are a few pools in walking distance, I think we may have found something that she enjoys and can be a part of. We shall see what happens.  Emily is even picking up a few art skills, as you can see here. I guess I'm going to have some artists :) She even planned her own Birthday Party :)
   Haylie and Annie, what can I say. Both have plenty of good grades on their report cards.  They are both reading very well and loving it. Haylie loves helping Annie with school projects.  Which is great.
   It's the little things that matter.