Halloween fun

He wore an Auburn football uniform to trick or treat this year. He scored plenty of candy and had fun with friends. I went to his school party and his girlfriend talked nonstop to me! It was a fabulous Halloween experience.

I'm shocked at the amount of reading homework he's had this week, but upon further consideration, it's probably a good thing. I remember worrying about him reading early and being bored at school, but it looks like his reading teacher is moving him forward as fast as she can. He'll be in the first grade levels right after Christmas if he gets to keep going at this pace. He tests brilliantly every week, and he was tested twice this week (so he advanced two levels). I'm thrilled that he's being as challenged as he is. He's not waiting for anyone to catch up, that's for sure!

Tonight I taught him how to use Siri on his iPhone. He setup a homework reminder for himself, asked for directions to the nearest McDonalds, and then it got interesting. He asked Siri how many stars are in the sky, and it replied with "here are the stars closest to you: Nail Star, Comstar...". We had a good laugh and he asked again. This time the phone Google searched the number of stars in the sky and gave him a number of visible stars in his area. He asked it what an iPhone was and it opened the apple website. We also got it to tell us how far away the moon is. Very fun.