I Know My Name!

So, I've never claimed to be the best teacher in the world. Most of what my kids know was learned in school. Even my preschooler learns much more at school than he does at home! I've been feeling guilty about that lately....so I decided that I would be the one to teach my son to spell and write his name. I felt kind of rushed because he's been learning letters at school. I was a little nervous that they would get to it before I could. Anyway, he learned to spell his name out loud during a very long car ride, coming home from Cedar City. After 3 hours of practice (on and off of course), he was able to spell his name to his Daddy when we got home! I've never seen him so proud of himself about anything before! So we started practicing writing his name over the next couple of weeks. I would write his name on paper and he'd copy it. We really only practiced a few times. So, I was really surprised a couple of days ago when he started writing on the white board and said that he was going to write his name. First he asked if I would write it, then he changed his mind and decided to do it himself. I stood there waiting to help him out. I could see the wheels turning in his head between each letter.....and after a while....he did the whole thing by himself! I was so proud of him, and he was beaming with pride. He even posed for the picture I took.....like a male version of Vanna White! I can't believe my baby is growing up. I guess it turns out that I'm not such a bad teacher after all!