Imagination

I am in love with the fact that Scott is starting to pretend. Just this morning he was playing in his room and I heard "Fee-Fi-Foh-Fum" as he stomped around his room with a matchbox car in his hand (who knows if it was part if the play or not. He just usually has a matchbox in his hand.)

Today, we went to a mall with a FUN play area. They have a house, a pirate ship, a treehouse, and a castle. Scott laid down on the bench inside the house to go "night night"...


Waited in a LONG line of kids to steer the pirate ship, but gave up before he got to the front of the line and headed to the front. He's King of the World!!!

There was one particularly bossy little boy, around the age of 4. He decided that Scott was gonna be his friend in the tree house, and was commanding Scott in every direction. Scott thought it was fine for a while, but when he was done being bossed around, he looked at me after a command and didn't have to say a word. I could tell that he was looking for me to give him permission to leave, so I did. And quickly, he was off! Using his own imagination again in the castle!

I'm learning so much about how kids function just by having one. This particular kid plays really well by himself, is more of an observer in big groups until he gets comfortable, then he is wild and crazy with whoever will join him. But the most imagination and pretend play I see from him is when he is being left to himself.

Actually, the past 2 nights at dinner there has been an elephant coming. You have to eat your dinner fast, or he will come get it!

Always an adventure, and more fun every day!!