This is a three part brag.

1. DS17mo has started sight reading words. At the museum yesterday, he pointed out several exit signs, and a few "caution, wet floor" signs. His excitement is adorable. He giggles uncontrollably when he realizes he's understood the "secret words".

2. He's also ridiculously enthusiastic about the alphabet and counting, generally. One of our favourite activities lately is checking out the exotic cars in our condo's parking garage. He makes a point of identifying numbers and letters on licence plates and parking slips. He's also cataloging a detailed list of automotive components, like axles and chassis.

3. We bought a museum guide for a special exhibit on Patagonian dinosaurs near us. The exhibit features about 40 different species. When he first saw the cover of the book, he shouted out, "giganotosaurus!", clear as a bell. (ETA: the cover featured a giganotosaurus.) He did this completely unprompted. The next day, he asked to watch the "pteranodon movie"-- an episode of a PBS Kids show.

What is to give light must endure burning.