Imagination

Little Boy's imagination has really been reaching new heights lately. He seems to be enthusiastically grasping the idea of fantasy and playing pretend and story-telling. Also, his long-term memory is improving as well, so he remembers a lot more from the stories we read to him, the songs we sing, and of course, the TV we watch. That creates a lot of entertainment for Mr. SiA and me. Mostly because he puts together such fun and crazy ideas.

Today Little Boy wanted to play pirates. Easy enough, I thought. Naturally, our first step was to retrieve the logical vehicle for pirates the world over: our motorcycles. These we used to escape from our dog, or the "scariest monster in the WHOLE WORLD." Then we drove to the pirate ship (our play set), where I was dubbed the captain, while Little Boy would be filling the essential office of "Pirate." The difference? My duties seemed to consist entirely of squashing bugs. Little Boy's duties became clear when he announced with dismay that there were bad guys coming into our ship. He told me not to worry because he would "sword" them, and then they would have to go home to their mommies to get a band-aid. (Good to know we mommies are good for something, even to pirates!) Once these foul villains had been dispatched for some maternal first-aid and boo-boo kissing, Pirate Little Boy gazed through his telescope and announced that we had found, "treasure with an X on it!" Hooray! With our mission complete, it was time to go inside for lunch. And what do pirates eat for lunch, you ask? Peanut Butter & Jelly, of course!