Mr. Nose-In-Book

Mateo found Trumpet of the Swan among our library books today and spent an entire hour reading it while I was working out.  He was transfixed.  We're still kind of mind-boggled at how well and how much he can read.

In other news, both older kids got new notebooks while school shopping with Mommy and they have sparked a drawing explosion!  Mateo, who had previously avoided writing or drawing pretty much at all costs, has now drawn people, babies, monsters, and all sorts of other things.  He's also learning to write his numbers with his new Funnix math program, which has given him a lot more confidence in his ability to write.  Tali, who has always had great fine motor control, loves to draw and can make lines from point to point and draw people with heads, arms, and legs. 

The two of them are at about the same place, drawing-wise, so they have a lot of fun playing together that way.  It's exciting to see how much Tali can do and also exciting to see Teo showing some interest in that arena.  Sacha has been drawing with them, too, and they love that more than anything.  She got some drawing books from the library and has been helping them make boats and, well, mostly different types of boats.  They seem to love boats, despite never having been on one!  Anyway, all of this is to say that we've been exploring some new ground developmentally and it has been fun.