Dropping off Lena at school this morning, her teacher told me that she had started reading.  I thought she meant that Lena had been recognizing words, but she said, no, actually reading.

So, Lena sat down with me and picked up a book and read it to me.  I looked out for memorization — kids can memorize complicated passages without even realizing it — and this was reading.

Leaving the classroom, the teacher asked if Lena had read to me.  And I said, yeah, she read the whole book.

Her eyes lit up.  She said, Really?  I guess Lena was able to do more than the teacher thought.

It is really a wonderful seeing your kids grow like that, seemingly right in front of your eyes.