Andrew is preparing for his first communion at St. Philip's school. He's learning so much. When I look at how he's progressing I can see some of me in him while at the same time I see Karen's talents too. Drew enjoys drawing and rivals some of my high school students with the things he can draw. Like his father, he also finds addition and subtraction difficult. I always had problems with the timed math tests. Drew is doing ok, but he needs to keep working hard in math.
His reading ability, however, is amazing. I stuttered and stammered my way through oral reading even as a junior high student. But Drew can read smoothly and can keep his brother and sisters occupied when he's reading to them. (And what a relief it is to have someone else read the books over and over and over again!)
He is such a good helper around the house. He takes care of Therese nearly as good as the babysitters we hire. He has been helping in the mornings by getting the breakfast cereal ready for everyone and this morning he surprised me by making sure even I had a bowl and spoon.
Time flies when you have kids. Drew is growing up so fast. We have to remember each day to enjoy this kid while he's still kind of little!
