Every Tuesday Nuno has soccer practice at his school. Since my husband coaches & I help get the boys out of their uniforms and into mufti, neither one of us is available to pick up Lana. However since the schools are affiliated there is a taxi that brings girls over to attend the after school program and Lana just hops on that.

When soccer is done, we more often that not load our car up with kids to drop off. One of those kids is a friend of Lana’s, let’s call her Thalia. She comes over to our house and hangs out so that her mom who works at the boys’ school can attend a weekly staff meeting and get some work done. Thalia is a pretty cool kid and she and Lana normally busy themselves with all sorts of fun activities. Even still both my husband and I were quite surprised when this week the girls decided to practice their violins. Which they proceeded to do for an hour. I think I may have heard my husband mumble ‘geek’ under his breath. But the fact of the matter is I know he is very proud of his little girl.

If you have not picked up on the fact that I LOVE Nuno’s teacher, then you have not been listening. She is wonderful. If I had my way, I would sit in her class just to learn how to be a better teacher. Honestly, observing her would become better than any University class. She is that good.

The other day Nuno came home with a completed writing book. The fact is that he has done more writing in half a year of Year 1 (Kindergarten to you) than Lana did in Years 1 & 2 in Australia! This is no fault of hers. She would have loved to have written in school, but that’s not what they did there. Instead, it’s what she and her friends would do for fun, at recess. Can you understand my frustration with her old school and them not tapping into her innate enthusiasm for learning?!?!?

Looking through the book I could not help but smile that my little boy has become a writer. He may not be the best writer, yet. But man, I am a proud mama.

Thank you Ti Ze for giving him the thrill of his life and letting him drive the boat. He loved it so much, he mentioned it again in his book!

I also though this one was cute.