One Smart Dude

Caleb (6 1/2 to be exact) is one smart dude.

Example Number 1:

(back story)
For the past few years, my boys have used the name "Pachooba" (which apparently comes from one of the Star Wars movies) as their name of choice in almost any circumstance they feel requires name-calling of the tame, not-too-mean variety.  This has become a household name, although I'm certain that visitors have raised a few eyebrows upon hearing it being yelled across the house.

(this week's story)
After singing Caleb's favorite bedtime song, "I Love to See the Temple," Caleb & I started discussing what it means to "prepare myself while I am young" to go to the temple.  Caleb said, "Rob isn't preparing to go to the temple.  He calls people names like Pachooba."

What Caleb was unaware of and can only be called timely irony, Rob happened to be on a temple trip that very evening.

Example Number 2:

Caleb is sometimes privy to top secret information.

You might be surprised to know (as I was) that the initials "S. I." do not stand for "Sports Illustrated" or "Susie Infinity" or "Silly Inchworm" or any other combination of words that a family sitting around a dinner table can come up with during the course of a rather long dinner.

To Caleb's astonishment, NO ONE knew the right answer.

"Shoe Ice Cream!  Duh!"

Of course.  That would probably have been our next guess.

I have absolutely no idea what our family would do without Caleb.  He is the cream in our proverbial coffee, the chocolate syrup and whipped cream and sprinkles PLUS the cherry on top of our ice cream.

Yep, he's that great.

Nope, you can't have him.