Elias, National Science Correspondent

elias has become an extremely proficient cyclist, and in the process, has developed fine scouting skills. yesterday, he curbed his bike by our new house in time to spot the frog before it hopped into the ditch. then, he lead us around the corner, where he prudently noted the location of the greatest small-bird-racket, and fixed his perspicacious gaze there, until he saw the thing we were there to see: the Cooper's Hawk who lives there with his old lady. he uses deductive reasoning and environmental clues to locate what he seeks to find. come on, that's hot.

My sweet little bunny

Some of you may know that Elias inherited my teeth. He has teeth in now that shouldn't be in for another six years or so and while this doesn't sound so terrible to be advanced, the fact is, that there isn't enough space for the teeth that should be coming in the next year or so. So he is getting braces and in case you forgot, he is six. SIX! Who gets braces when there six?

So Elias needs something on the top of his mouth to push his teeth out wider and then later he needs traditional braces on six teeth to try to push his teeth back, therefore making the most room possible for the teeth that currently have no where to live. Also, as you might see in this picture and in pictures from earlier in the blog Elias inherited a really cute trait from Tristan, a little gap in the front teeth. Hee hee. I think that is what sealed the deal for me when it came to Tristan. I just love that gap. Even Madonna has one and she has been hip for almost half a century. But I learned at Elias' orthodontist appointment that he is not such a big fan of gaps in the front teeth. Elias was able to pick out the impressions from several lying around that belonged to him. When I asked him how he knew they were his he said "because they have bucked teeth". WHAT?!? I informed Elias that he does not have bucked teeth and he said "my teeth are totally oversized... they are way out of proportion with the rest of my head... they are like rabbit teeth". What kind of six year old has these sorts of insights about his body and appearance. I guess the kind that gets braces of course.

beef and cheese.

i took the little girls to get chili for lunch, & as we start eating, sophia turns to me and says, 'ya know papa, it's important to have a healthy colon.' i say to her, yes it is important, to which she replies, 'because if your colon is healthy, you'll be healthy, and that's good to be healthy.' and i agree, then ask her where she heard such a thing. she said either Fairly Oddparents, or Jimmy Neutron, i cant recall which exactly. then i ask, 'sophia, do you know what a colon is?'
'Nope', sophia says, unsurprisingly.
i tell her she can ask mommy when she gets home from work, and that for now we should just eat our food. but she spent the rest of our chili lunch declaiming the benefits of colon health, while feasting on beef and cheese.