Am I Mexican?

Summer is here, but I thought I would share a fun story. Aquiles goes to Dual-Language school and speaks Spanish and English. If you haven't spoken Spanish with Aquiles I know you are thinking, Oh that's nice; he knows numbers and colors. No, his teacher only speaks to him in Spanish and he can ramble back to her and yes he is getting all this in public school. He is aware that most kids in his class are of Mexican descent and knew he also had a Hispanic name. Therefore, after picking him up one day, he asked, "Mom, am I Mexican?" I got such a kick out of this. I can't wait to take both him and Alicia to Mexico one day. Alicia will also be in the same program in Kinder this fall. It is such an enriching education both linguistically and culturally. Aquiles is a clear minority as 90% of the student body is Hispanic, but he fits in just fine and I think exposure to diversity at this age is only positive.

Shelby and Scott had their baby today! He came in at 9lbs and 7 oz! That is a BIG baby. Congrats guys!