Reader Watching

As I said in the previous post, Nana and Hope took Kiernan to the bookstore to buy a birdwatching book today. He loves pointing out the birds in the backyard during dinner. Loves watching the hummingbirds as they feed and perch. Loves pointing out every bird that lands. Wants to know all about them. I know nothing about birds, so Mom and Hope decided they should go and get a book about them. Very cool, especially considering my grandfather was pretty knowledgeable on the subject.

They selected a book and bought it. I thought it was a bit thick as it was a field guide, but they all decided it was a good choice.

After dinner, while we sat around and talked, Kiernan excused himself to read his new book. That's him, in the background of the above picture reading it. Here's another shot:


What can I say? I'm proud of the fact that this kid loves books, loves to read. That he pursues his interests with passion, already.

I thought this book would be too much for him. Just too much for him to care about. It's a field guide, not a children's book. I was wrong. He sat there reading it. From time to time he would run over to us to show us a specific bird. He'd read the type of bird and then show it to us, one by one.


Note to To-Do List:

-Buy some decent four-year-old-friendly binoculars.

-Plan an outing.