Paradiso at last (i.e. kids' school)

Day One

I rush the kids down the streets and up the streets, and Daniel follows with Connor -- all of us attempting to get there by 8am.

Hannah's teacher squishes Hannah's tiny cheeks and pulls her in for a huge hug.  Hannah looks a little scared, and I think her eyes fill up...or perhaps my eyes fill up and I am projecting on her. 

Connor's teacher pretty much does the same thing.  Oh, sweet pea.

(When we pull the kids back out of class for a quick kid photo, they all look like themselves, not scared or sad or anything.  I look at the photo on my phone all day, reassuring myself that they are just fine.)

Mary tells us that some kids shared snack with her.  No greater love...

Sebastian says the boys at recess let him play foosball first since he's new.  He's invited to a birthday party of a girl in his class -- at a pizzeria next Friday night.  He doesn't want to rsvp until he knows whether some boys are going.  I'm not sure how he is going to figure this out, but he'll find a way, I imagine.

Day Two

I rush the kids down the streets and up the streets, and Daniel follows with Connor -- all of us attempting to get there by 8am.  (We're working on it.)

Hannah tells me that she played tag with some girl at recess.  Afterwards, the girl says to her, "Domani qui."  (Tomorrow here.)  Hannah does not know the girl's name and does not care.  She has a buddy for recess tomorrow.

Mary comes home and talks about "my friends" at recess and how they rejoiced when she said a few Italian words. 

Connor holds hands with Federico on way to morning prayers.  Sure, all the third graders have to, but my goodness, it is quite precious.

Sebastian does four math problems for homework and is amazed at how long they take.  He sets up his duolingo account to practice Italian at home, motivated because there's a leaderboard (sp?) (this word has always confused me...I've imagined that it's much more complicated than it is...forse like finding and listening to a podcast or downloading music?), and he likes games and competitions.