What My Kiddos Are Into...

So here are my kids' interests for this year.

Nathan: Age 8, 3rd Grade, Oak Meadow School, (private school...public schools in NM are a whole new post...legendary for dropouts, not meeting the NCLB standards and on and on..coming from Utah Nate was in a charter school and was several grades ahead when we got to the public school here!) Nathan is taking lessons and is preparing to start the Four Corners Competetive Swim Team....he is following in his dad's footsteps, including Bryce's size 13 flippers! We LOVE the olympics and watching Michael Phelps (Nate's hero), really has Nate pumped up during his swimming classes, as he races all his teammates. He also has a new found love of Golf, thanks to Wii Sports. We live right across the street from an excellent public golf course, Pinon Hills, and Nate and Dad go at least once a week. Next, Nate and Emma are both taking Suzuki cello this year! I am so excited because I love the cello and I'm excited because they are so, so excited. We were really lucky to get spots because, the violin classes here have a five year waiting list! It's quite the time commitment. They have private lessons once a week, and also group lessons once a week. They also have several performaces throughout the year with the violin class, and get to perform at various functions throughout the community. I love how Emma's cello looks like a violin on a stick! Nathan is also learning piano and he is learning recorder through school. He is also loving Cub Scouts!

Emma: Age 4, preschool, Casa Montessori. Emma is so excited for school, that actually starts tommorow! I have heard excellent things about her school, so I have high hopes for good things this year. She is also in swimming classes, although she will not be on the swim team for a little while. In addition to learning cello as above, she is taking classical Ballet and tap and is really a graceful little dancer!

Mom: Age...., okay, so I have decided to meet a long term goal for myself and I am going to school! My major is a BA in English Language and Literature. For those of you who know me, I love classic literature, such as Jane Austen, and bascially my degree includes reading the classics and then writing about them. Bryce thinks it sounds like the most boring thing in the world, but I think it's fantastic! I am really exciting about this for personal enrichment to my life!