New Focus

Ezra has turned into a little writing machine lately.  We have starting buying small 5 x 8 lined pads of paper, and Ezra fills them by the armful every week.  During sacrament meeting if he has a pencil, a pad of paper, and words to copy, he sits completely engrossed for nearly the entire hour.

Here are some recent samples of transcription efforts:

"Fourth Book of Nephi"

"Jesus Christ"

"Temple, Lehi, Moroni, Nephi, Mormon"

I am delighted to say that this new obsession has come entirely from him.  I have never prompted him to practice writing, he seemingly all of a sudden had the desire, and has made diligent, independent efforts to improve.

Today he filled ten pages full of animal drawings with prices; it was a sort of pet shop catalog, and I was allowed to peruse the available options and make a selection.  Here is one page from his catalog:

This page features a bat for $100 (top left) or a leopard (bottom) for $110,000 (some other aquatic creatures bled through from the reverse).  For those with less disposable income, he offered more economical options, such as a parrot (left) or a sloth (right) for $10 each.

  I think he is perfectly darling, but most of the children his age aren't quite sure what to make of him.  But oh how we love him, with all his creative energy and love of learning!!