Wednesday, February 16, 2011
my almost 6-1/2 year old.
we're homeschooling now. he's the guinea pig. he is bearing the brunt of my failed attempts at patience while teaching. (with lots of grace, i'm getting better at it.)
isaiah is a shining star, but i don't do a good enough job making him feel that way. he is incredibly bright and can memorize anything you ask him to memorize (except math facts, argghh). he plays the piano well, is especially considerate and kind, loves to tell jokes even if he doesn't totally understand them, and he is such. an awesome. big brother.
if xavier is crying when he wakes up from his nap, isaiah will go get him.
if all the boys made a huge mess in the family room, isaiah is the first one to start cleaning it up.
if he's drawing pokemon and his other brothers start talking about their current favorite, he'll draw that character for them.
if he's eating the last cookie and owen wants some, he'll let owen finish it.
he loves to make them all laugh. he's so good at being super silly.
isaiah loves to altar serve. the first time we didn't go to 9 a.m. daily Mass, he cried a little because he had been so looking forward to serving. it thrills him to hold a "big red" candle as opposed to the "swing" candles that the younger boys usually carry. today, he got to carry the "big gold" candle because he was the only little boy serving. the "big gold" is a big deal. i love that these are things that he gets so excited about.
there is so much more to say about isaiah. i just can't believe that my first baby isn't a baby anymore.
we're homeschooling now. he's the guinea pig. he is bearing the brunt of my failed attempts at patience while teaching. (with lots of grace, i'm getting better at it.)
isaiah is a shining star, but i don't do a good enough job making him feel that way. he is incredibly bright and can memorize anything you ask him to memorize (except math facts, argghh). he plays the piano well, is especially considerate and kind, loves to tell jokes even if he doesn't totally understand them, and he is such. an awesome. big brother.
if xavier is crying when he wakes up from his nap, isaiah will go get him.
if all the boys made a huge mess in the family room, isaiah is the first one to start cleaning it up.
if he's drawing pokemon and his other brothers start talking about their current favorite, he'll draw that character for them.
if he's eating the last cookie and owen wants some, he'll let owen finish it.
he loves to make them all laugh. he's so good at being super silly.
isaiah loves to altar serve. the first time we didn't go to 9 a.m. daily Mass, he cried a little because he had been so looking forward to serving. it thrills him to hold a "big red" candle as opposed to the "swing" candles that the younger boys usually carry. today, he got to carry the "big gold" candle because he was the only little boy serving. the "big gold" is a big deal. i love that these are things that he gets so excited about.
there is so much more to say about isaiah. i just can't believe that my first baby isn't a baby anymore.
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