Today, Jack is 3 and we're all wondering how the time flew by so fast. What a great kid. He says he wants to stay a little boy and I have to say I will mourn the loss of this little 3-year-old when he grows up.
In the last few weeks, Jack has surprised us with his expressions. For example, one day, he was crying because his mother had gone to work when he was still recovering from a bump on the head. I tried reading to him. When we came to a page with a little mirror, I read the text: "what do you see in the mirror"? "Tears," said Jack.
We all heard: "Change my diaper, came a muffled cry." He had to be quoting something, but what? I asked him where he got that phrase. After I explained what a phrase is, Jack said: "the blue car." I was still puzzled until I read him "Benny the Breakdown Truck." When the blue car parks in the construction zone, a dump truck empties its load of asphault over it. "Get me out--came a muffled cry."
Sure seems unusual to me for a 3-year-old to be offering up literary allusions. Without a doubt his language skills are remarkable. Maybe he won't be a workingman.
When Alex and I arrived for the birthday party today, Jack became really excited when he opened his present and it was the tanker ship he wanted. We think he wanted a tanker ship because of our discussions about the ship that hit the Bay Bridge and polluted the bay. Jack asks about that ship occasionally, especially when we get to the page of boats and ships in Best Word Book Ever. In any case, he was overjoyed with the Playmobil ship. It requires assembly and we finally had to put it away so Jack could interact with his party guests.
I forgot my camera today, but I hope other people got some photos. The kids were really great. All but one of the Billygoats, Emma, and several other good friends, plus all the parents. It was a houseful, but remarkably orderly. Jack did not mind the other kids playing with his toys, except for the new ones. Maria was there and Deborah Jean and Jenny and Bart and Jack's San Francisco families.
Happy birthday, Jack/Nurkey!
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