overheard

Tonight:

As I was walking down the stairs after tucking the boys in, I heard a voice in Elliott's room. I moved quietly to the bathroom where I could hear better without disturbing him. He was reading "Giggle Giggle Quack" all on his own. He was sounding out all the words he didn't recognize and not getting frustrated when he couldn't figure a few of them out. He finally realized I was there and said "Oh, hey, mom. I'm practicing reading this book cause someone is going to come listen to us read our library books and our IR books tomorrow." So cute that he wanted to do his best tomorrow. He even put the book where he would remember to look at it in the morning as I left.

This afternoon:

While Elliott was at school, Ethan unlocked a ship on the Lego Star Wars game. He was so excited about it!! "Elliott is going to be really happy!" he said. So we pick Elliott up and Ethan is trying to describe what he unlocked, but Elliott isn't following him. So as soon as we get home, Ethan shows him and Brian overhears this: "I'm so proud of you, Ethan!"

Yesterday afternoon:

In the van, on the way home from preschool,

Ethan: "Elliott......I'm really smart."
Elliott: "Okay. What's 1000 plus 1000?
Ethan: (thinking) "2000!!"
Elliott: (rolling his eyes in disgust and disbelief that Ethan actually got that right and turning away from him so he doesn't have to acknowledge that Ethan may be really smart.)
Elliott: "What's 4000 plus 4000?
Ethan: "Ummmm.....6000?!"
Elliott: "No. FOUR thousand plus FOUR thousand??
Ethan: "5000!!!"
Elliott: "8000"