Our younger son has a HUGE imagination. Not to say that his brother doesn’t, but little one’s imagination is one of the keenest I’ve witnessed. He’s always up to something. He’s always pretending to be someone (usually a super hero) or he’s re-inacting a scene from either Star Wars, Indiana Jones or any number of the other movies or books or tv shows he likes.
See, we had it easy with our oldest. Cars. Cars that race. Trucks that crush. If it has an engine, it’s interesting. Go-karts fit this mold, too.
Little one likes to conquer, climb, shoot, destroy and basically have fun all the time. This morning we watched one of his current faves, Phineas and Ferb (Disney). These two brothers don’t let a day of summer vacation go by without a grand scheme to seize the day. This morning’s episode found them building the best roller coaster ever…in their backyard. Even their pet platypus, Perry, is in on the action with a secret life as a Bond-like spy. Of course, sister Candace is always trying to foil their big plans and get them in trouble. Somehow they always escape. Little one LOVES this!
He’s at his best when he’s decked out in Batman, Iron Man, Superman or Jedi gear running around our front yard with his little buddy next door. (Our neighbors’ middle child is cut from the same cloth). The rest of the neighborhood gets a real kick out of watching them fight the good fight in the pre-dinner hour each evening.
It’s a comfort to know that Gotham, Metropolis or even the universe is safe…if only for a while.
