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...that, early on, so many evaluators never got to see. It's the expression that tells me that, even if he can't always express it, there's a keen, Pythonesque sense of humor at work in my son.
P.S. We did have sort of a savant-y moment this weekend, when Isaac thought it would be fun to count from one to nine. In German. Using only odd numbers.
Come to think of it, he had this same look on his face then too.
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What a ham! I love this. :-)
Posted by: Niksmom | April 22, 2008 at 06:25 AM
What a terrific snapshot.
Posted by: kal | April 22, 2008 at 07:59 PM
Look at the punim on that kid!
Love him. Evaluators Schmaluvators - he's a star.
xo
Posted by: drama mama | April 23, 2008 at 06:47 AM