Shawn and I agree that Andrew is going to outsmart us both in the not too near future. He is completely reading on his own now. If I misread or skip a word when I read to him, he corrects me! He knows when letters are silent, and what punctuation implies. And now he's discovered math. He can count to a hundred, and do addition and subtraction to 20. Above is a pic I was sent from school. They are teaching him about numbers in a very tactile way so that he can see how tens become hundreds become thousands. All this at 4 years old. Crazy. Montessori education has really really impressed us, and has had such a great impact on Andrew who loves getting to focus on tasks at school that challenge him, and having teachers who know his abilities.
Lest you think we are slave drivers, I assure you that at home we keep things far less intense and have been enjoying afternoon play dates with friends, cooking in the kitchen and watching Disney animations while snuggling on the couch. Today he did alot of imaginative play, pretending my bed was a pirate ship. Captain Andrew and Matey Mama swabbed the decks, hoisted the sails, threw out the anchor, searched for treasure and said lots of Ahoys! I've got to get a video of him pretending to be a pirate. Its hilarious.
