Monday, March 24, 2008

an elephant never forgets

There is a song I really dislike, but Jonah enjoys. It's one of those annoying jolly children's tunes by a singer-songwriter who probably landed in the kids' music branch of the industry because he couldn't make it in any others.

Once the song gets in your ears, you're doomed because it will take you days to kick-box it out of your skull. Anyways, the song's refrain is: "An elephant never forgets" repeated about fifty times.

Why bring this up? Because Jonah is like an elephant who never forgets, I swear. His memory is unbelievable.

The other day we went on a trip. We hadn't been to that area or anywhere close in about six months. When we crossed the little bridge leading to the beach where we'd planned to go, Jonah asked, pinpointing the exact fork in the road which led to the farm where we went right before Halloween last year to pick a pumpkin: "Where is the pumpkin patch?"

I couldn't believe it. This toddler's sense of place and memory never cease to amaze me.

1 comment:

Karin said...

He's a SuperFreak. He's super freaky. But in a good way.