Luke - Our little engineer; Emily - Our young teacher

Luke surprised Emily and I today when we noticed he was splitting a colored pencil in half by wedging another one into the cap of missing lead. Once it was split open, he removed the lead and observed how it's tube like shape rolls when you hit it with a stick (or half a pencil). He created his own little game right at the table while Emily was working on her math homework.

Emily and Luke have been playing this little game called 'dog trainer.' Emily pretends to be the owner of a sweet and dear little puppy and luke plays the part of a puppy eager to learn new tricks. She teaches him to sit, fetch, jump, etc. by offering him treats (typically crackers). It's absolutely hilarious how the two of them play their role so well. Even visitors are amazed and delighted with giggles when they observe it. Emily is so proud of all of the new things she can teach Luke when he's a dog. :-) His favorite part (aside from the treats I suppose) is when he can climb up to us, pant and then lick our face. He thinks it's cute and does it over and over. Doggie kisses... right? LOL