I always figured we'd have pretty smart kids, based on nothing other than knowing my own intelligence level (OK- that wasn't modest but deal with it) and my husbands. Travis has proven himself lately to be the master of comic timing, story telling and dramatics. Thomas is freaking me out with his new found love of academics...
A while back we got these "Kindergarten Workbooks" that just have puzzles, word association games, letter review, number review, etc. in them. They sat for months and months with no interest from either boy. I honestly thought we'd thrown them away I hadn't seen them in so long!
However, Tom unearthed one on Sunday and has spent every spare moment working in it. On Monday night, he spent well over an hour working through various pages. Sometimes he'd ask for help like "what gets done here, mommy?" but no specific answers could be given (heaven forbid - kindergarten tongue lashings would ensue!). Tonight, as soon as he had on his gi for karate, he was at it again, almost fighting us about having to leave his book! As soon as we go back and he had on his PJs, he was at it again. Both nights he even tried to forgo cuddle time for an extra 15 minutes with his book instead of us!
The way he's going through this book, I'm going to have to go look for some new ones. He's more than 3/4 of the way through this one and I think tomorrow might end it!
I wonder if this counts for his 50 minutes a week of reading? =)
(In case you're wondering, Travis is the only one allowed to work with him on the pages. But, he tends to lose interest after about 10 minutes. Then he goes on CSI-like missions through the house looking for "pumpkin blood" with his new mini-flashlight or he makes crazy 'pinball games' out of blocks and balls to try and lure Tom from the book. Doesn't work, but he doesn't seem to care! Crazy kids!!)
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