This morning we had our first ever parent/teacher conference. It was really quite entertaining. Annabelle is just a few months in to her first year of preschool and she’s doing great. Her teacher informed us that she is creative, smart, well-behaved (what????) and a leader in the class. (That last bit I believe is code for bossy!). She is very organized and has a great memory (uh oh!). She’s right on track and excelling in many areas.

Her teacher made two observations that really resonated with me. 1. Annabelle is a natural leader. 2. Annabelle learns quickly and easily — when she wants to. If she wants to learn something she does and that’s that. If she doesn’t though — too bad. She does it on her terms. This worried me and I’ll be keeping an eye on her study habits in the future.

When we asked if there was anything we should focus on at home her teacher said Annabelle loves to cut with scissors, color, and write letters so we could help her with those. And, oh yeah, using her inside voice! For being such a little girl she sure is loud. That’s a fact and  that actually made me and B laugh out loud!