Geo-Cacheing

I have been surprised by how well James remembers places he's been, even after only one time.

On our trip down to the Los Angeles area, he would pipe up from the back with unexpected observations as "Go see 'chelle, Mommy? Dat way!" as we got close to the offramp that would take us to his speech & language therapist. This is our 3rd summer working with her, and after only two trips there this year he's got it down how to get there -- right down to the strange driveway street turning and recognizing the building from out front. "Candy!" he cried, as we pulled into a parking space there at the end of June, because she used to give him lolly pops at the end of their session. (Aside: Wow! The first time she gave him one, he did not know how to hold it, let alone eat it, forget even saying it!)

As we passed the offramp that we took in Oakland two weeks ago to drop off a changing table, I heard "Go table -- right there!"

Cutting west across the 118: "Disneyland? Go See Mickey Mouse, Mommy?" A little background, grandma and grandpa live around the 118, and we often combine a visit with them and a trip to Disneyland. We used to do it twice a year. Our last trip doing this was December of 2007.

I've always said he was a sleeper (definition #4). Now I have even more proof. The little stinker -- I love him so!