King Solomon's Metaphors

 We are much impressed with not only the vocabulary of our 4 year old but with the wisdom he has that reminds us of King Solomon of old.  Just when you assume that he is just another rowdy, car-loving little boy, he comes into the room saying, "I think (my sister) C____ wants to be as skinny as a cow's tail."  And where, you might ask, has he seen a cow's tail?  And what would make him think that his sister wants to be like one?  I can only answer the first question.  We did visit an homestead last week with our homeschool co-op and did see several cows, including a week old calf, who was very soft to the touch.  Yet, when I asked our young king how he knew what a cow's tail looked like, he responded that it was from a book we had read.  Hmm....  
To share another metaphor from our young king, one night he questioned his father with a peculiar question at bedtime.  Daddeo had stated if all the kids got in bed he would read a short story.  With quick reply, Solomon asked, "As short as a chicken's leg?"

Silliness aside, I do see some real cognitive growth in our little guy.  It's quite amazing to get a glimpse of the person each one of our children is becoming.

Waking

This morning was one of the few where I actually got up before the children.  I forced myself to set my alarm to get up and get some 'class' preparations done before the school day starts.  I can't say that I am enjoying the early morning yet, but being prepared will make up for the groggy feeling I have.  Last night while helping the children with snacks before bed, I was feeling tired and grumpy.  Then Solomon came in the room and while telling Justus something, he was giggling.  His joy is so contagious. With that one giggle, I was smiling.  I love how he spreads his 'boing-boing' joy to those around him.

Speaking of joyful folks.  I have two boys who are awake now and one of them is giggling. I best go and giggle with them.

A few days ago, near the end of our game, Mouse Trap, S didn't want J to catch Mama's mouse so he stole it. We were all a bit annoyed, but Mama just used another blue plastic piece to sub-in for the blue mouse he took. Sure enough, J captured E's and Mama's mice and he won the game! After we had picked up and placed most of the game back in the box, S came bounding up to Mama holding out the blue mouse and exclaiming, "Mama, Mama! I saved your life!" Now that's just AWESOME! This (below) is S showing us his Christmas gum and his great smiles! He often has 'hearts shooting out of him' when he is happy....or so he tells us!