{Shy Guy}

A few weeks ago, we went to a play date at the home of boy/girl twins in Olivia's class.  The night before our play date, Matthew and Madison's mom Cindy was over at my house for a jewelry party and said she looking forward to finally meeting Will.

The next morning, I told Will that Cindy was excited to meet him and he responded, "Okay, but I'm kind of shy when I first meet new people."

I had to laugh because Will is probably the least shy little boy you will ever meet.  I asked him if he was kidding, but he insisted he is really shy when he first meets new people.

Okay, I thought. There's a first for everything.

Approximately 30 seconds after arriving and meeting Cindy, Will rushed up to her and exclaimed, "If you need any inventions built while I'm here, just let me know because I'm a Mad Scientist boy!"  And then he ran away.

Way to overcome your fears, Will.

{Mathematician}

Also while in NYC with Daniel and Sarah, Will reported that he's "really good at math" and offered to have Daniel quiz him.

After Will easily answering his first questions, Daniel decided to go with something harder,
"What's 500 + 500?"

Will thought about it for a little bit, "Hmmmm...10 hundred?  No, no. wait. There's no such thing as 10 hundred. That means it must be one thousand."

And that's not all he can do!

{A City Called to Repentance}

Last weekend, while in NYC, we had the opportunity to spend time with Daniel & Sarah Turnbull, cousins of mine who just might be the nicest, cutest couple ever.

Daniel and Will became fast friends and Daniel carried Will on his shoulders for most of the day.  While we waited to cross the street at a busy corner, Sarah and I were engrossed in conversation and didn't noticed what Will was doing at first. Once Daniel got our attention, we doubled over in fits of laughter.

From his perch on Daniel's shoulders, Will was belting out to all who would listen, "FOLLOW THE PROPHET! FOLLOW THE PROPHET! FOLLOW THE PROPHET DON'T GO ASTRAY....FOLLOW THE PROPHET! FOLLOW THE PROPHET! FOLLOW THE PROPHET...HE KNOWS THE WAY!"

He sang it over and over and over. Bless his little heart.  Sadly, as with most spectacles in NYC, he was for the most part, ignored.

{Coming Soon...to a Theater Near You}

The other day, as we were driving around town, somehow the conversation turned to Reincarnation.  I explained, "Some people believe that when we die, we are reincarnated into someone else.  You could come back as another person, or even as an animal."

Olivia replied, "Huh. I haven't seen that movie."