First Day of Co-op

Today was our first day back at co-op. Our day began early - Emma was up and had dressed herself by 7:30, and Brandon had gotten up at 2:30 (after waking up and being too excited to go back to sleep, he came downstairs and spent the rest of the night on the couch - we didn't know this until much later, by the way). Classes started at 10am, so we headed out about 9:30, and we got there just in time.

Brandon started the day with Latin. He really enjoyed it - his teacher is a retired military guy who seems to be really excited about introducing the kids to Latin (he was loud too. I could hear him on the other side of the building). Emma started her day with Around the World Literally, where they'll be studying geography through picture books. I walked her to class, and one of the other little girls yells "Oh, Emma sit here by me!" Friends are a very good thing.

Emma's other classes are Life Science, Art, and Ancient History. She said history was her favorite because they got to play I Spy. The rest of Brandon's day included Biology 2, Drama, and Quilting (guess who's teaching that). He said Drama was loads of fun - lots of games and stuff.

I'm teaching Lego League to ELEVEN 6-8 year olds (all but 2 are boys). It's a bit rowdy, that one. And, I'm teaching the Quilting class with 6 little girls and Brandon (I keep thinking he'll change his mind about that, but he seems happy with his decision). That class went a lot faster than I thought it would, so the last 15 minutes was spent with much discussion of the Jonas Brothers - Brandon wasn't particularly moved by the conversation. We start cutting out our quilts next week, and I'll try to plan enough activities so he doesn't have to endure the "who's cuter, Nick or Joe?" debate again.

All in all, it was a pretty good day. Is it bedtime yet?