School and things

my Alle Cat

the kindergartner 

color

Well, life's still a bit cold here in Chicago, but we're trying to keep busy so the frigid months will fly by.... and we're succeeding pretty well. I'm already 10 weeks along with baby # four and have my first doctor's appointment on Monday, yay! The other three kids are really growing too, and most exciting of all, Samuel has officially begun kindergarten at home. He's reading many simple books on his own now and loving all the new knowledge he gleans of the world, history and math. Especially math. He is always adding things. It is quite possible that we should have named him Scott II. His enthusiasm is contagious and everyday he buffets my fears and doubts with calm assurance of his great capacity for growth. While Samuel studies his big boys subjects, Lucian is really grasping how to hold a pencil, coloring in lines and trace letters as well as know their sounds. All the while, Allegra colors and plays with play doh....practicing new words, like color, banana, daddy. My new favorite time of day is quickly becoming the few morning hours spent 'round the dining room table, witnessing my children's joy of learning and feeling the utmost privilege being their mother and teacher.