The Museum of Helicopter and Elevator Parts

The other day Dexter interrupted me while I was working to show me the "museum of helicopter and elevator parts" he had just made out of wooden blocks.  It was pretty amazing (the helicopter parts were pretty obvious to me but he had to point out the elevator parts).  I asked what his inspiration was for this museum. When he looked at me quizzically, I asked what gave him the idea for this, what made him think of it. "Well, I was just getting bored and I started thinking about building a museum and I thought of helicopter parts and elevator parts and then I got my blocks and built it."  Such a mystery how that mind works!

The Black and White Future of New York City

Lately Ben and Dex have been playing instruments to each other.  Sometimes Dexter will play guitar while Ben reads Winnie the Pooh poems or a book and sometimes Ben will "write" a song for Dex.  The other night while they were trading off songs (I should say sounds) on the guitar, Dexter announced, "This next song is called, 'The Black and White Future of New York City'." Dex started playing the guitar and Ben's mouth hung open in wonderment - where does his brain come up with these things? Seems like pretty sophisticated conceptual stuff but then so does a lot of what little kids say.