Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Devil We’ve been talking about Looney Tunes a lot the past few days. We’ve never watched any of the cartoons together, but it turns out that he’s been watching them at school. He picked...
Snack Sack
Action Scene: T-Rex vs. Croc
Action Scene: T-Rex vs. Croc He asked for another dinosaur this morning, but he returned the book to his school library yesterday. I did a search and handed him my iPhone. I asked him to...
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus He picked a dinosaur from the book this morning. It happened to be Ankylosaurus. It was a rough morning with us getting a late start and him not cooperating. I rushed through this one,...
Skylanders: Slam Bam
Skylanders: Slam Bam “A rocket?” Boy he had trouble picking something this morning. He kept throwing out ideas for things we’ve already done. I blurted out lots of different categories hoping to instigate a new...
Another T-Rex
Another T-Rex Yesterday, he brought home a dinosaur drawing book from the school library. That’s the third drawing book he’s brought home. I tried to resist another T-Rex, but he insisted, “Last time you drew...
Turtle Mask
Turtle Mask “What’s for the snack sack today?” “How about…” “Oh, you said Hawaii yesterday,” I interrupted. “Right.” I searched Hawaii drawings but didn’t find too many options. He picked this turtle mask type thing...
Let’s Do Another Volcano…
Let’s Do Another Volcano… “Why not do an Inca Kola bottle?” he asked me, staring at a 2-liter Inca Kola bottle on the kitchen counter. I had found a store recently that sold the national...
Another Kind of Jet
Another Kind of Jet “What’s for the snack sack today?” “A jet.” “We’ve already done a jet.” He’s really starting to repeat himself. “Another kind of jet.” I figured there are definitely lots of different...
Allosaurus
Allosaurus “What’s for the snack sack today?” I asked him cheerful as I do every morning. “Allosaurus.” “We’ve already done an allosaurus.” “No we haven’t.” He paused for a few beats. “Okay, which one is...
Do you want to do a piano?
Do you want to do a piano? “I need something a little easy today,” I told him as I set down his plate of waffles. “I know, but all the things I like are a...