A Fun Day With Tallis

Yesterday was a great day with my good boy. First he crawled into my bed and snuggled up. Even though he really needed a bath, I loved to squeeze him and see all of the grime on his fingers and toes. Then he read a story about shadows to me from an old school reading textbook. There were a few projects listed, like learning about the role of the sun and clouds (we used a flashlight and a small stuffed Snuffalupagus to demonstrate), making shadow figures, and setting up an object outside to use as a "shadow clock."

Later in the morning he did his piano practice. He is thrilled to have learned "Peter Peter" on the black keys. He will play it for anyone. He plays it non-stop.

In the afternoon he came into my room from playing. I asked him if he would "gopher" for me. He said, "Yes, Mom!" and spent about a half-an-hour running little errands for me. When he was not busy he played quietly with a spatial reasoning block set Devan had found for him at D.I. I tried the block set . . . I couldn't do it. Tallis loves it and has figured out many of the cards. He is amazing.

I love my boy. He is cute and grimy and loud and joyful.