Yesterday Gavin and I were playing and he asked to play "Life Cycle of the Insect"... :) I was willing, but asked for directions. He said, "First you be the female butterfly, and I'll be the egg, and you lay me on a leaf... So I scooped him up into a ball (to his great delight) and "layed" hinm gently on my green duvet... The he proceeded to enact the "hatching phase" while I ran downstairs to check on Chloe and the puppy (sounds of a scuffle were in progress)... few minutes later, he came running down the stairs, arms wide open and flapping, declaring, "Look Mama!! I'm a beautiful butterfly!"...

I love this quirky kid! He's a daily breath of intelligent fresh air. And I'm glad that his school curriculum has been using the Eric Carle books to teach core subjects this month. ;)