From Balls to Animals

Lately Ed is just cracking us up. I wonder what of these pictures illustrates nature and what are nuture (being that kids pick up even the most subtle things that we don't even notice).

I bought Ed this toy that comes with 5 balls. You press the red button and air blows through, blowing the balls out while it plays one of eight songs. He's really liked it at other people's homes, and I could resist no longer. I was prepared that more than just the balls would go in the chamber. So far, nothing has gotten stuck, but he really likes to put tissues down there and watch them fly out. Sometimes he holds them and watches them hover as the air comes out the top. Reminds me of a little scientist, evaluating what happens with each thing he sticks in the toy. He also likes putting plastic Easter egg halves in--I think they are almost more entertaining than the tissue.

Ed has also moved on from balls...not by a long shot, but has expanded to animals...in a big way. He loves taking his animals all over the house and setting them up in different ways. Not sure if you can tell in this photo below, but he has lined them up in a circus parade kind of way. I'm sure education professionals would have something to say about it, but he trots them around the house, setting them up in different formations, having them whiz down the ramp of his toy garage and as you'll see in the next post, stuffing them down his shirt.

This last bottom picture blew me away. He matched his animals with those on one of those pop up toys. He had the chicken up in the row too, but I was just blown away that he decided to match the animals in that way.