I thought it would be fun to ask the boys some questions and capture their brains and hearts at this stage in their little lives. I set down with each of them by themselves and asked them both these questions:
| Mac | Questions | Merrick |
|---|---|---|
| “I don’t think I’ll have a dream” | What do you think you’re going to dream about? | “probably monster cookies” |
| “The barn book” | What is your favorite book? | “fishing in the bathtub” |
| “red” | What is your favorite color? | “red” |
| “Tennessee” | Where are we? | “Gatlinburg” |
| “tacos and hamburgers and pepperoni, mayonnaise cheese sands” | What do you like to eat? | “biscuit and gravy casserole” |
| “cookies” | What do you like to cook? | “cowboy cookies” |
| “rhyming words” | What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? | “at night time I asked for some bubble wubble” |
| “five” | How old are you? | “three” |
| “Utah” | What do you want to teach others about? | “probably some baseball tricks” |
| “try to throw a spear” | What do you like to do outside? | “play baseball” |
| “Old Town Road”-kidzbop version ” 🙂 | What song do you like? | “Elmo home on the range” |
| “when ever I found my real baseball” | What is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to you? | “when Jesus didn’t die, He was still alive” |
Its fun hearing them and seeing their minds work as they figure out their answers. My jaw about dropped when Merrick responded to the last question! Yes that is wonderful baby boy!
School time with them is pretty loose in terms of how structured it is. I have a reading book that Mac and I started in January called “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.” Right now we are on lesson 62, we do a lesson a couple of times a week. When he reads the story it’s slow going but its amazing to see him read and comprehend what he is reading.
With Chase he does a lot of number learning- counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, adding, subtracting etc. We have a couple of work books that they both like to do work on. Merrick is around and listening to all of this. We do more letter sounds with him. We’ve done smell and taste tests with them blind folded….Mac thought the onion was an apple…I still don’t understand that one!
Mac has helped mend a hole in his pillow. Merrick and I sew and then he has to identify the letter. Seeing Merrick’s fingers figure out how to push and pull and needle threw the felt has just been so sweet to watch. Mac can make us all a snack (plain yogurt, honey, strawberries) with zero help from an adult….all though it takes 25 minutes to prepare its still neat to see him doing it all on his own. And what a confidence booster that is, you can just see it on his face.
There’s no how to book on this parenting gig but we are trying and enjoying it most days! If you have any fun brain stretching ideas or activities please share them with us!