The land of a million questions

I have always heard that kids will get into the habit of asking why about everything. Fletcher does not have this problem. He asks VERY specific questions and a lot of them. Where is that ambulance going? Why do you have to stop for them? Why doesn't that truck have anything on its trailer? Why can I see the moon during the day? Why can't we see the stars during the day? Why isn't there a sidewalk here? I could on, but I think you get the idea. And he won't take simple answers and let it go, he has follow-up questions. I am not complaining, I love that he is curious; but it is exhausting explaining everything in a language that a 5yo can comprehend. Today I had to explain the characteristics that make a good climbing tree. Last week we had a long conversation about the difference between a first down and a touchdown (admittedly I really enjoyed that conversation). He will talk your head off and if it is not questions, it is plan. He is all about making a plan about what he and everyone else around him is going to do, step by step and in great detail. He must get this from Mark (I see a lot of lists in his future) because it does not come from me.
He loves race tracks. We must have at least 50 and he will be quick to point out the ones he does not have. We have even taken to getting some for the bath tub.

He remembers everything he sees, hears or is told. Dinosaur Train is one of his favorite shows and honestly, he knows more about dinosaurs than me at this point. It is one show I don't feel bad about letting him watch because it is very accurate and well done.

He is currently big on expanding his vocabulary, although he just calls it learning new words. He was so proud of himself when he told me that he learned a new word for funny = HILARIOUS! And then another way to say make = CREATE. I, of course, had to tell him these are synonyms, and we have been learning new ones everyday. He is quick to ask me what a word means if he doesn't understand it, and he will request a simeron (he can't say synonym). He just learned the word infinite at school, but he doesn't truly understand yet. He does however, try to use it when he thinks it's appropriate.
He loves to sing and still makes up songs about what he is doing. He remembers songs from music class at school or ones he sees on TV.

He has taken to creating drum sets out various items. I am hoping the desire to play drums fades quickly.
He is a vanilla junkie, and I can get him to eat most things by proclaiming it is vanilla flavored. Ice cream is no exception.

Silly faces are a must when the camera is out and he immediately says, "let me see it" . He would have struggled in the days of Polaroid cameras.
He loves to play games, and is big on identifying the rules. They make up games on the playground at school all the time, and I think they try to outdo each other with the number of rules they can come up with.

Having friends over is still one of his favorite activities and with mostly girls who join us we have to make it  a dance party.

Please note the game of Candy Land on the table. Fletcher had to stop periodically to play this game during the dance party. Maybe he will be good at multi-tasking one day.
We took him to his first concert in June. It was a friend of ours band (a WSP cover band of course), and it was early and outside. They advertise it as kid and dog friendly. Fletcher loved it and after dancing with me he leaned over to give me a kiss. Please tell me this will never end.

 

He continues to be sweet and loving all the time,and although this picture makes me a little sad I wanted to share it to show how wonderful he really is.