BLAST OOF!

Samuel has been learning to form his letters, sound out words and read lately. With every new step he takes, I am amazed! But the other day, as I was minding my own business, I heard Samuel really working on sounding out a word-- I had no idea where he was going with it until he got to the very end. He seemed to be working so diligently on it, though, that I had to go see what he was up to. So, I got up and went over to where I thought he was just drawing. As it turns out, he was WRITING what he was sounding out! His words: "BLAST OOF!" Of course I gave him a hug and told him how proud I was, but knowing that my little man has a very good sense of humor, I asked him what the letters "oo" sound like together. Naturally, he said "oo" as it should be, but then he realized what he had written. OH MY GOODNESS!! He laughed about that for a half an hour! It was quite a scene. But keep in mind, people-- this child just turned 4 in January. Smarty pants.

I have taken to photography when it comes to cute or neat drawings that I want to save and I desperately wish I had a picture of his accomplishment, but of course, the camera was no where to be found and I have since LOST the paper. So, instead, enjoy the picture at the top that Little Man drew of his Great-Uncle Dave (with beard) playing "Ding Dong" with Timothy (uncle turns them upside down, grabs them by the ankles and swings them back and forth-- they can't get enough of it). Also note, Samuel drew himself to the right of uncle Dave in the picture and he says that he is ten years old and you can tell by the really long legs.