Upside Down

Dear Parker,

I've been meaning to write about this for a couple days, but I keep forgetting.  You cannot stand it when a picture in a book shows someone or something upside down.  You do not understand that the picture is intentionally that way.  So, you will turn the book over.  Then, you turn the page (turning back one page).  Then, you will discover that that picture is upside down.  So, you will turn the book back over and repeat the process.  You will continue this until either your Mom or I force you to not turn the book over and just move on!  Hilarious.

One more random story.  The other night, you were talking about the different animals that all your friends at school sat on.  You named every animal that every child sat on.  We thought maybe you were just making it up, but when we asked you again, you named the same animals.  We checked with your teachers the next day and they said that you had every animal correct.  That's crazy.  I did get a little worried though because the second time we asked, you couldn't remember the animal of one of your friends.  You said, "I don't know!" and then started to cry.  It makes me a little concerned about your perfectionism and what life will be like for you in high school.  I hope you always know that you don't always have to have all the answers or all the right answers.  We love you know matter what.  You don't have to be perfect.  Although, we are proud of you because you are so intelligent, we are also proud of you because you are so caring and funny and because you make these hilarious little faces and because you call people you love "My" Whoever.  There are so many amazing things about you.  You don't have to get the right answer all the time.

We love you, baby.  I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday.

Love you,
Mommy