Antics

Don't ever let anyone tell you that all these electronics are ruining our kids. Sometimes they play together nicely, even when they're playing on their tablets. See?

Archer climbed into the recycling bin, and David told the other two that this is what happens when kids turn 13. We recycle them. Then we get a new one. That's what happened to the other kids. Eli only believed it for a moment, asking us, "What other kids?" Then he moved on to demolishing a cardboard box with a plastic bat.

On another day, David and I sat in the van and watched as Eli went after a box with this giant bat. He had no regard for anyone watching, he was simply performing a job. He crashed his bat into that box over and over, relentless. Finally, after 10 or 15 minutes, the whole thing was reduced to flat chunks of cardboard on the floor. He casually put the bat away, looked at his work, brushed his hands off against each other, as if to say, "Job well done." Ever wish you could get into the mind of a six year old? What makes him tick? He didn't look back at us, just turned and walked into the house.