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September 14, 2003

Imagination

One of the most fun things about watching children grow and develop is seeing them discover their imagination. WildChild, formerly known as Bubs, is discovering his. He pretends his Scooby-Doo fruit snacks are hot & must be blown upon before eating. He pretends that Velma is me, which almost makes up for him pretending that this was me. He pretends to write...."N N N N N", which spells Ma. He pretends to read. He pretends his toy chicken can drive the farm truck while the farmer rides in the back. (I do believe he's inherited his dad's and my warped sense of humor.)

Last night, while finishing his bath, we picked up his bath toys and hung his SpongeBob bath mat up to dry. There was still some water in the tub, so I told him to be careful and not fall. He kinda grins, and crouches down in this surfer stance, palms flat and outstretched, and starts wiggling from side to side. He pretends to slip and fall, splashing water everywhere, then looks up at me and giggles.

I crack up laughing....which means he has to do it over and over until I'm laughing so hard I can't even pick him up out of the tub. He's such a little silly head....natural born comedian just like his dad.

Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
(From Willy Wonka)

The world through the eyes of a child, one of the finer things in life.

Posted by Rita at September 14, 2003 05:27 AM

Comments

I love that age!

Posted by: Da Goddess at September 14, 2003 06:18 AM

He's so much fun...except when we're trying to get him to do something he doesn't want to. He's in that "No-no" testing the boundaries stage.

Posted by: rita at September 14, 2003 08:12 AM

kids see things as wonderful and miraculous ... or totally awful.... and their explorations are so neat....

enjoy! (there's a teenager lurking in that there tiny child)

Posted by: cris at September 14, 2003 10:33 AM

I discovered that with his dad. But they eventually outgrow the teenager stage.

Thank God!

Posted by: rita at September 14, 2003 12:45 PM

I have that song in my head now! :)

Posted by: Lawren at September 15, 2003 07:12 AM

I know what you mean Lawren, so do I...still.

: )

Posted by: rita at September 15, 2003 07:30 AM

I love that movie. Hey! Wanna go ride bikes?

Posted by: Keith at September 15, 2003 09:59 AM

It's one of Mike's favorites....Ride bikes? Sure, just a....hey look something shiny!

Posted by: rita at September 15, 2003 01:49 PM

I found a bug!

Posted by: Keith at September 15, 2003 09:28 PM

Cool! I wanna see...tag, you're it!

Posted by: rita at September 16, 2003 01:29 AM