Washington as Seen by a Five Year Old

So our trip to Washington a few weeks ago is pretty much behind us. I have told stories at work, Jnae has shared with her family and friends, and Isabelle has done a show and tell about it at school. She's gearing up for another show and tell with some pictures we took. I never appreciated show and tell until now. The teachers us it to get the kids to talk about a subject, usually something they like, they did, or are proud of. I guess it works on their vocabulary, their public speakign skills, and in some cases their creativity.

When we got back from Washington, Isabelle took her stuffed toy panda. I think the panda made a pretty big impression on her as she has talked about it quite a bit in the last few weeks. Here is a drawing she did of the panda and her home. This is her best work yet. Off course she labelled everthing so the rest of us could see what it was all about. (The image is cropped because it wouldn't fit in the scanner.)

Anyway, she's been really proud of her work but yesterday at dinner she anounced she'd given it away to the neighbor so that the neighbor could put it in "her" book of Washington. We were a little shocked and taken aback. I think Jane had thought of framing it for her room and I had hoped to post it here on the blog. Anyway, after diner I went over and aksed to have it back so we could save it for her. Now I have to make sure the neighbor gets a copy of the drawing. That Isabelle sure keeps us on our toes sometimes.