Noah's babysitter, Pam, has been on vacation for the last 2-weeks. In the meantime, several of our wonderful friends have been watching him during the day. Kim Arredondo and her boys, Antonio (4) and Diego (19 mo.), have watched him a couple of times.
Antonio loves trains, and has quite an extensive Thomas collection. Noah has a new found love for trains, and is just getting to the point where he will watch the trains go instead of tearing up the tracks (which makes Antonio very happy).
The last day Noah was at the Arredondo's, he came home with a letter written on green construction paper. Antonio had wanted to write Noah a note, so Kim transcribed the words as Antonio dictated them to her.
Noah-Box cars, automobiles passing the town. 30 tank cars in a row. One tank car behind the hopper car. Two log cars and one Amtrak rolling past the town of the freight train. Two more hopper cars in a row, one more tank car. One more tank car, the buffer all by itself and a car crossing over the train tracks. That's the end of the train.
Noah, I like you coming to my house. Jeff always picks you up. I like you Noah. If you're happy you may stay.
Apples grow red and ripe. Some pears holding on a tree of the branches right close to the grapes, and Noah you may eat them.
The End.
[Clifford the Big Red Dog sticker here]
-Antonio [he signed his own name]
:-) :-) :-)
Posted by jethro at August 12, 2004 08:43 AM | TrackBackIsn't it interesting that the speech pattern of small children sounds like poetry; amazing, heartfelt, and completely innocent all at the same time.
That Antonio is a poet! Ian and Tristan have been the fortunate recipients of a letter from him as well. Hilarious and sweet.
Posted by: Kristin at August 12, 2004 10:53 AMBoy he sure knows a lot about trains; hopper, tank, and buffer cars? Goodness, I never knew there were such things. I just thought it was all a train!
Posted by: tammy at August 14, 2004 04:56 PM