Red (Read)-Letter Week!

Patrick made a big leap forward last week in reading. He can now read us almost all of Go Dogs Go and has memorized an impressive list of sight words. He wrote me this sweet card last Friday all by himself. I will treasure it forever! And last week Madeline entered ‘big girl’ world by officially leaving diapers and pull-ups at home in the morning when she heads off to school. The only ones more delighted than us about this development are Madeline’s saintly preschool teachers (one down, eleven kids to go for potty training!) and of course Madeline herself, who is apparently relishing reminding her classmates that she is, indeed, a big girl. Patrick further astonished us on Sunday by requesting, tasting, and deeming ‘yummy’ an asparagus spear from Donald’s plate.