Fall break

Today I attended my very first parent-teacher conference. It was as much fun as I guessed it would be (which was LOTS, because who doesn't like to hear their kid's teacher say nice things about her?). I got to see Audrey's first ever report card, and it was brilliant. There are two different grading scales (one for home/practical skills, and one for academic skills), and she did not receive any grade below the second highest in either section: Excellents and Satisfactories, and 3s and 4s. It was SO GRATIFYING, realizing that, although she is the youngest in her class, we did make the right decision to start her a little early.

With the first conference down, Fall Break officially starts tomorrow after a half-day (or a quarter-day, if you're a kindergartner). Audrey has a four-day weekend, so we are taking a short vacatin to Washington, D.C. I've been there twice, but Leo never has, and I think it will be fun for Audrey too. Aislinn will hang out in her stroller, so we're all good. We both have friends out there, and we're staying with one set of them, so considering that much of D.C. is FREE, it seemed to make sense to use the money we're saving to fly, since we only have a few days. I love flying. Love, love, love, love LOVE IT. So I'm excited. We're picking Audrey up from school and heading straight out.