Stone Soup Play

I simply adore Kate's first grade teacher, Mrs. Ricks.  She genuinely loves each student; not as an academic brain to fill, but as a special person to teach and train.  She loves each child in their entirety and has made my girls feel so capable and loved. 

She puts her whole soul into a performance of Stone Soup to end each school year.  Kate was so fun to watch.  My favorite part of the play was watching her take the hand of a special needs girl in her class and lead her off stage.  I told Kate I thought that was really special and it showed that Mrs. Ricks could trust her to be kind to others. 

I sometimes forget how young Kate is.  She is mature beyond her years.  So bright, responsible, & capable.  She can do anything she sets her mind too.  The perfect word to describe my Kate would be "driven".