I recall an old neighbor friend of mine mentioning her love for teaching her children to read.  Why," she said, "would I want to delegate such an awesome privilege to a stranger? It's too much fun!"  Today, I was there to hear Caleb READ his first book!  It was book #1 in the first "Bob Books" series.  He almost made it through the second book too, however, he began to tire and so I helped him with a couple of words.  (My friend Alison cautioned me not to push Caleb, but instead help him cultivate a love for learning, so I am trying to stay mindful of that.)  

After Caleb's big reading adventure, I read him the first two Chapters of "Stuart Little."  We had bought it this morning for his trip next week to Grandma's house, but I may have to find another book by then.

I also purchased the "Hooked on Phonics" Kindergarten boxed set, and their "Hooked on Bible Stories" set as well.  Along with our "ready for Kindergarten" work books, and a couple of fun Kumon work books, we are stacked with fun choices.  

My main goal for Caleb is to get him reading over the course of this next year.  Second to that is his learning to tell time.  

Brody is learning his ABC's (though he sings "Baby C, D...) and is finally starting to get his shapes.  He loves tactile crafts and so I want to give him plenty of that as well as sand and water play at the park nearby that has sprinklers and sand lots.  Brody is not interested in playing with others unless they are in his house I am seeing, so inviting friends his age over is something I want to cultivate for him as well.

I see that the biggest component of being a teacher of one's child, is actually being a student of your child!  The more I know these boys, the more I can know when, what, and how to lead them in their pursuits of knowledge.