diff --git a/main/Material.cc b/main/Material.cc
index 3f608ff..f280558 100644
--- a/main/Material.cc
+++ b/main/Material.cc
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ Material::Material()
 {
     m_diffuse_color = Color::white;
     m_specular_color = Color::white;
-    m_shininess = 50;
+    m_shininess = 50.0;
+    m_reflectance = 0.0;
 }
diff --git a/main/Material.h b/main/Material.h
index 5bef0db..e1b9ae5 100644
--- a/main/Material.h
+++ b/main/Material.h
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ class Material
         void setShininess(double shininess) { m_shininess = shininess; }
         double getShininess() const { return m_shininess; }
 
+        void setReflectance(double reflectance) { m_reflectance = reflectance; }
+        double getReflectance() const { return m_reflectance; }
+
     protected:
         Color m_ambient_color;
         Color m_diffuse_color;
         Color m_specular_color;
         double m_shininess;
+        double m_reflectance;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/parser/parser.lex b/parser/parser.lex
index 7be38e9..78d138e 100644
--- a/parser/parser.lex
+++ b/parser/parser.lex
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 -?[0-9]+            return DEC_NUMBER;
 -?[0-9]*\.[0-9]+    return REAL_NUMBER;
 
+ambient             return AMBIENT;
 box                 return BOX;
 camera              return CAMERA;
-color               return COLOR;
+diffuse             return DIFFUSE;
 height              return HEIGHT;
 intersect           return INTERSECT;
 look_at             return LOOKAT;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ reflectance         return REFLECTANCE;
 scene               return SCENE;
 shininess           return SHININESS;
 size                return SIZE;
+specular            return SPECULAR;
 sphere              return SPHERE;
 subtract            return SUBTRACT;
 union               return UNION;
diff --git a/parser/parser.yy b/parser/parser.yy
index f303456..825da1b 100644
--- a/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/parser/parser.yy
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ class Node
         Node();
         int type;
         refptr<double> the_double;
-        refptr<Material> the_Material;
         refptr<Node> the_Node;
         refptr<Node> the_tail;
+        refptr<Material> the_Material;
         refptr<Shape> the_Shape;
         refptr<Vector> the_Vector;
+        refptr<Color> the_Color;
 };
 
 enum Node_Type
@@ -78,9 +79,10 @@ enum Node_Type
 %token DEC_NUMBER;
 %token REAL_NUMBER;
 
+%token AMBIENT;
 %token BOX;
 %token CAMERA;
-%token COLOR;
+%token DIFFUSE;
 %token HEIGHT;
 %token INTERSECT;
 %token LOOKAT;
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ enum Node_Type
 %token SCENE;
 %token SHININESS;
 %token SIZE;
+%token SPECULAR;
 %token SPHERE;
 %token SUBTRACT;
 %token UNION;
@@ -103,10 +106,24 @@ enum Node_Type
 %%
 
 scene: SCENE LCURLY scene_items RCURLY {
+            refptr<Node> node = $3;
+            while ( ! node.isNull() )
+            {
+                /* process this scene item */
+                refptr<Node> thisNode = node->the_Node;
+                node = node->the_tail;
+            }
         }
      ;
 
-boolean_items: shape shape boolean_items_more
+boolean_items: shape shape boolean_items_more {
+                    $$ = new Node();
+                    $$->the_Node = $1;
+                    $$->the_tail = new Node();
+                    $$->the_tail->the_Node = $2;
+                    $$->the_tail->the_tail = new Node();
+                    $$->the_tail->the_tail->the_Node = $3;
+                }
              ;
 
 boolean_items_more: /* empty */
@@ -155,17 +172,57 @@ camera_item: POSITION vector {
 intersect: INTERSECT LCURLY boolean_items RCURLY
          ;
 
-material: MATERIAL LCURLY material_items RCURLY
+material: MATERIAL LCURLY material_items RCURLY {
+                $$ = new Node();
+                refptr<Material> material = new Material();
+                refptr<Node> node = $3;
+                while ( ! node.isNull() )
+                {
+                    switch (node->type)
+                    {
+                    case AMBIENT:
+                        material->setAmbientColor(*node->the_Color);
+                        break;
+                    case DIFFUSE:
+                        material->setDiffuseColor(* node->the_Color);
+                        break;
+                    case SPECULAR:
+                        material->setSpecularColor(* node->the_Color);
+                        break;
+                    case SHININESS:
+                        material->setShininess(* node->the_double);
+                        break;
+                    case REFLECTANCE:
+                        material->setReflectance(* node->the_double);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    node = node->the_Node;
+                }
+            }
         ;
 
 material_items: /* empty */
-              | material_item material_items
+              | material_item material_items {
+                    $$ = new Node();
+                    $$->the_Node = $1;
+                    $$->the_tail = $2;
+                }
               ;
 
-material_item: COLOR vector {
+material_item: AMBIENT vector {
                     $$ = new Node();
-                    $$->type = COLOR;
-                    $$->the_Vector = $2->the_Vector;
+                    $$->type = AMBIENT;
+                    $$->the_Color = new Color(* $2->the_Vector);
+                }
+             | DIFFUSE vector {
+                    $$ = new Node();
+                    $$->type = DIFFUSE;
+                    $$->the_Color = new Color(* $2->the_Vector);
+                }
+             | SPECULAR vector {
+                    $$ = new Node();
+                    $$->type = SPECULAR;
+                    $$->the_Color = new Color(* $2->the_Vector);
                 }
              | REFLECTANCE number {
                     $$ = new Node();
diff --git a/util/Color.cc b/util/Color.cc
index fc99dc3..8b5d328 100644
--- a/util/Color.cc
+++ b/util/Color.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ Color::Color(double r, double g, double b)
     this->b = b;
 }
 
+Color::Color(const Vector & v)
+{
+    r = v[0];
+    g = v[1];
+    b = v[2];
+}
+
 Color Color::operator*(const Color & other) const
 {
     Color result;
diff --git a/util/Color.h b/util/Color.h
index 1dacbf7..aa0c3a6 100644
--- a/util/Color.h
+++ b/util/Color.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define COLOR_H COLOR_H
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include "util/Vector.h"
 
 class Color
 {
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ class Color
 
         Color();
         Color(double r, double g, double b);
+        Color(const Vector & v);
 
         Color operator*(const Color & other) const;
         Color operator*(double scale) const;