Liam has a new fascination with the Civil War. Seems quite appropriate, considering his father's life-long love for it as well! Liam learned some facts about the war at school, and checked a giant "Smithsonian" book out about it from his school library. Since the day he checked it out, he's been making his "own Civil War book" by copying pictures of weapons, soldiers, canteens and cartridge boxes into a wide-ruled notebook. He even copies paragraphs that are interesting to him. I asked what his process was for finding things to draw and he said, "Oh, I just turn each page and see if there's something interesting." So, he's going through this 300+ page book, page-by-page! He says his favorite things he's learned about so far are the cannons.
I usually get home from work around 10pm, and the other night I found Liam still awake! He was working on his Civil War book and had books and papers spread out all over his bed! I knew he'd be tired in the morning...but it was too adorable to be angry about!
I love this smart kid! He says, "I want to be an author some day..." And I bet he will!
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