catch up

It’s been a while & Sebastian has been entertaining & surprising us daily with his antics & his vocabulary. His speech teacher Linda was surprised the other week at his session when she asked him a question & he replied thoughtfully, “It’s rather difficult.” He has also begun to work in elaborate hand gestures when he is explaining things or relating a story — they are fairly exaggerated but lots of fun to watch. Some other stuff:

• “O-I-E-Y-O” This is what Sebastian wrote (by himself) on the shower door during his bath the other night. It took me a little while, but I finally realized that he was writing “Ohio”! With no help!
• After our trip to the Petersen Automotive Museum yesterday we stopped at Office Depot to look around. Sebastian positioned himself behind one of the executive-style desks and welcomed us into his office. “What can I do for you?” he asked AM, who said that she needed a raise. “Well, let’s make a deal,” he said. They went through the charade again and his reply changed to, “I’ll try to make that happen.” We have no idea where these came from as, honestly, we don’t speak that way nor do we play “office” frequently (or ever, as far as I know). Too funny.
• Sebastian asked AM yesterday how people are made. While we scrambled for an explanation suitable for a four-year-old he answered himself, saying, “I know how people are made. Someone put seeds in the ground, put dirt over them & patted it down & watered it. Then they started to grow.”

I’m sure that there is more, but those are the standouts from the past week or so. There are some new pictures up from the past 2 weeks, including Sebastian’s end-of-year recital at preschool and some really great cars from the aforementioned trip to the car museum yesterday. Enjoy!