I wonder how much my boys being pretty smart early in life predicts later in life intelligence. Jason thinks that Atticus is smarter at 3 than Jamison was at 3. Not that Jamison wasn't smart. He knew the entire alphabet before he could talk much. He wasn't speaking full sentences but knew all his letters at 15 months. Atticus knew all his letters ( Read more... )

There was a lot of love in this house today.
Atticus to Jamison: you're the worst brother ever. I hope the people who own this house keep you. Jamison to Atticus: yeah well sometimes I wish I didn't have a brother!
Atticus to Jason: I don't love you anymore. You can go to a dungeon!

Yesterday was Jamison's last day of first grade. (!!) I had been looking for some affordable summer camps for him as early as Christmas time because he gets bored so easily and then gets naughty. Luckily, although I signed him up late (last week, oops!) and many of our first picks were full, I got him registered for 5 weeks of week long summer ( Read more... )