Seth has made huge leaps in his language skills in the last few months. This is a recent picture of him on the back porch, which doubles as an enormous canvas for his creativity. He draws pictures, mostly of whale sharks (his favorite animal), and can now write his name and various other words. It's amazing how suddenly his interest in reading came about. Just a few months ago, Kimberly and I made many futile attempts to generate interest in letters. I would draw pictures with him and then say, "That's a cat." No matter what I drew, he acted amazed and excited. But then I would say, "Okay, now let's spell the word cat!", and he would kinda shrug his shoulders like I had suggested we watch paint dry. But suddenly, within the last month or so, every billboard we see, every shirt he wears, anything with letters on it- he has to spell out the word and wants to know what it spells. It's an amazing thing, as a parent, to watch your child learn and see their excitement over new things.
Friggs got to see his best friend, Logan, a few weeks ago when Kim went back up to Kaufman. These guys have a blast, and Seth talks about Logan incessantly for days afterward. Logan is Jarrod and Sarah's son. They are such a great pair of buddies. I love to watch them play in the yard, which mostly entails rescuing imaginary animals and throwing things about. Seth is quite the instigator when they're together. And Logan is his cautious sidekick. I actually overheard one conversation between them where Friggs was laying out the details of how they were going to jump from the coffee table over some various things and land on a pillow several feet away. Logan listened intently and then said, "I don't know, is this safe?" Friggs reassures him that it is and they proceed on. They can also be overheard saying, "We make a great team!" It does kind of make me wonder what kind of mischief Seth will be dragging Logan into in another ten years or so.
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