Versatility
Mood:  silly
Topic: Lauren
From the get-go I wanted Lauren to be bi-lingual and we've made a good start on it through taking her to bi-lingual storytime at the library, reading Spanish books, and me speaking Spanish to her (as much as I can remember - it's been a long time!). She has always been interested to hear others speaking a foreign language and would always pipe up with "their speaking Spanish" no matter the language they were actually speaking.

Tony wanted Lauren to be ambidextrous and we've made good progress with this as well. She can write and draw with either hand. She can handle utensils with either hand. She can throw a ball and generally do anything with either hand. While she usually favors using the left, she does much better with the right. So, we keep having her change it up every so often.

You know, I never would have thought these two things would come together in any fashion, but they have. While eating dinner last night, Lauren proceeded to ask her right-handed grandmother if she could "eat in a foreign language".