Vowels and Musings

As I mentioned in my previous post, I haven't taken very many pictures lately.  However, I have been feverishly trying to pry information out of my oldest daughter regarding her days at school.

Today, while eating a popsicle (her reward for completing her homework which this week included writing her name about 9 times using the lined first-grade-type paper, writing and illustrating 10 nouns: 5 that name people, and 5 that name animals, and a math worksheet), she said, "You know mom, A and E are special letters." We then had a short conversation about vowels, and Madeline proceeded to recite from memory all five vowels:  A, E, I, O, and U.  Not bad for only three week of official schooling.

Now for a review of some recent conversations with Sophie.  This week, as we were leaving Betty's, she reached her hand out to me and said, "Momma.  Hold my hand, Momma."  It was so cute!  She can also respond to "I love you" with, "I love you too, Momma (or Da Da, depending on who she is talking to). She also seems to have a fear of unusual things eating her.  It's a bit strange, but very amusing.  Here are a few of her concerns:

Yee-why eat me.  (Leroy )

The sky eat me. 

Twa Twuck eat me (Trash truck)