And the Award Goes to......

And the Award Goes to Caleb for the best injury of 2009! (so far). I hope no one at our house tops this one. While we were at a campground, Caleb rode his bike off a ledge and face-planted on rocks and brambles. Ouch. I did take him in to the ER (I prefer the instant care clinic, but the ER was the only place open once we made the drive home from the campground). I wanted to make sure his eyeball was okay; the verdict: no scratches on his cornea and his retina did not detach. Phew! Perhaps I'm an overcautious mother, but it is his vision we are talking about. I would rather err on the side of caution. I have such big plans for my children to be professional football/basketball players (Tee Hee!). I just don't want Caleb to be at a disadvantage. ;)

Oh Dear.

Now that Anderson is in kindergarten, I am able to spend more time with Caleb. I know that Caleb, being a second child, has never received the amount of one-on-one time that Anderson did at his age; sometimes I worry that I've neglected to teach Caleb things that Anderson knew by now. The other morning we were working on learning colors. I pointed to orange, and Caleb responded, "orange." Genius child.... and I was worried his education had been neglected! I point to green; Caleb responds, "Hulk." Well... not the correct response, but Incredible Hulk is green. Next, I point to red: "Spiderman!," is the reply. And blue: "Superman!!" Oh dear. The other colors he is just confused by. Apparently there is a lack of yellow, purple, and pink superheroes. Someone ought to check into that.... How do they expect our children to get a well-rounded education?!

A side note: How does my child know all the superheroes even though we don't watch superhero shows? Their images are plastered on clothes, toys, and food boxes. If we really want the preschoolers of America to learn something, we should plaster it on their toys.