aj quote

lately, AJ is surprising us with random facts about our world.  he's becoming a bit of a walking encyclopedia, of sorts.  (by the way, can you believe they aren't in use anymore???  volume after volume, obsolete, no longer needed...blame the World Wide Web for that one...i'm probably the only one to admit this, but i miss them.  that and film in my camera.  miss that too.) back to the topic...yes, AJ is listening in class.  that is a fact.  Mrs. Ferguson clearly has his attention, long enough at least to retain some bits of information he tucks away in his brain to share with me sporadically through the day.  here's just an example of what i learned from him last week~ all in one day...

first thing in the morning as i woke AJ for school.  he stretched and moaned and hadn't even fully opened his eyes when this gem was shared...

AJ:"mom, do you know what the biggest waterfall is?"

Me: "no, actually i don't.  can you tell me?"

AJ:"yep, it's Sandia."

Me: "Sandia? hmm..." i was thinking, but not saying what i was thinking because he was so emphatic and sure.  Hannah came in to greet him, and i had AJ tell her what he'd told me.  Hannah mentioned Angel Falls (in Venezuela) and AJ had definitely heard of this as well.  i determined to get to the bottom of "Sandia". and, lo and behold, the Sandia waterfall does exist in the Sandia Mountains, found in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  daddy found it first on his iphone.  pretty little waterfall, hey? (i wouldn't be mad to visit there someday.  you know, if i won such a trip. because that could happen twice. sigh....)

 

 

no, it definitely isn't the largest or tallest waterfall, but it does really exist.  oddly, when i questioned his teacher about this she said she hadn't taught about the Sandia Mountion waterfall or even known of its existence.  so, basically, i think AJ may have gotten lucky on that one, but the wide-eyed look of true sincerity has me slightly doubting even that theory.

 

later, in the afternoon as we drove to pick up the girls from wrestling practice...

 

AJ: "hey mom, why can't you see air?"

Me: "umm...good question, but i don't know an easy way to explain it.  you just can't see it!"

AJ: "you just can't see it because it's blank!"

Me: "oh, true."

AJ: "do you know who the first person was to step on the moon?"

Me: "yep, i do!" (happy to finally know the answer to a six year old's questions but resisting the urge to blurt it out) "do you know, AJ?"

AJ: "yes, Mr. Armstrong."

Me: "good job, buddy! but not the husband of your SK teacher, Mrs. Armstrong.  a different Mr. Armstrong.  Neil Armstrong."

AJ: "oh, Neil Armstrong."

 

wow, that's alot in one day!  not to mention all the other little announcements about space and the planets and rotation of the earth around the sun, etc...on other days.

this is the stuff i'll miss when my children are all grown.  not the hard questions, specifically, but the beauty of seeing the world through their eyes as they begin to learn about it and comprehend its workings.  not to mention the grade-1 refresher course i'm getting~ that's always good too.