Here's Lookin' at You, Kid.

Grayson has come up with yet another persona to play-act.  He's now a detective who tracks down robbers, gives them over to the police, and sells the story to the newspaper.  When I first saw the combo of the cowboy hat, bathrobe, and badge I thought  I wonder where he saw Walker Texas Ranger on tv?  It wasn't until he asked for a notebook and pen that I saw it through his imagination, and suddenly realized it was a young Humphrey Bogart I was looking at, not Chuck Norris after all.  You know, Bogey, Casablanca style - trench-coat, fedora, and all that. 

So he was looking at me across the table from under those looong lashes with sort of a snarl on his lips, scribbling away on his notebook.  And at first that's all he was doing, scribbling.  But then!  HE WROTE A SENTENCE!!  ALL BY HIMSELF!!  Unfortunately in his imagination I was a bad guy who had robbed a bank with a knife, so his first EVER sentence went like this: "BAD MOM haD a NiiFE"  That's one for the books right there!  Stinks he couldn't write his first sentence on a day he was imagining I was a princess or something.  But still, you can't beat imaginary play and learning all rolled into one!

Comments

[Megan]

LOVE THE BANNER!!

Grayson has the best imagination I've ever seen. It's so wonderful that you encourage it. I can't wait to see what's next out of that little boys mouth.

Bad Mom had a niife, huh?

[Moving Mama]

I think our children are long lost twins... My 5 year old loves dressing up and writing books. The imagination of little boys is great! And sometimes insulting :) Today: Mom, I think you could win a beauty contest. (Pause) Just kidding.

[DeeDee]

Jessica,
I love reading your blogs...you are such a good mom! I am proud of you!
~Mrs.DeeDee

[Jessica Keith]

Thanks for the sweet comments, y'all. It's nice to hear those things sometimes!