Animal Antics

Anyone that meets my eldest son, James, will soon realize that he is an avid animal lover and virtual walking animal encyclopedia.  He's more than happy to share some sort of interesting facts he's gleaned from his years of animal observations, book reading, and studying.  He's been some sort of animal every year for Trick or Treating since his first year.  Lions, elephant, gorilla, and this year a blue jay (hand made by him and Grandma).
Our family weekend movie nights typically consist of an animal show of some sort.  And when we're fortunate enough to catch a Nature show on PBS, he's quick to inquire if "David Attenborough is going to be the narrator." 

He knows the entire Planet Earth series by memory and will even go as far as to mimic David Attenborough's vocal inflections when he relays to you what he's learned!
I especially love that he watches them through a biblical lens, using God's eyes and God's ears.  When evolutionary philosophies are mentioned in some of it's segments, he is quick to point out, "Oh, Mom, that's not right!  He needs to read his Bible.  What?  That's crazy talk."... etc., etc.  He will make many similar comments as he watches them by himself as though he and David are holding a private conversation.  Apparently, they are on a first name basis.

Here are a couple of the more comical comments I heard from him just last week as he was watching Planet Earth.

*Humpback whales mating-  "MOM!  Did you know that humpback whales have a 12 foot long penis?!!!!!!  That's crazy!  I'd need new pants if my penis was that long!"
New pants indeed.  This fact is quite impressive to observe in action on the video mind you.

*Ant Eaters - "Mom!  Did you know that certain Ant Eaters have a tale that can hold their entire body weight?!  I need to get a tail.  I'd be sooo good at climbing trees!"

Intelligence Inquiry

Today, during school time, Teagan asked me:  "Mommy, when did you become sooo smart?!  Was it when you married Daddy?"