"I want to be a wood carver when I grow up."

On Wed. August 6, 2008 Luke and I spent the morning in town. We are reading "Daniel's Duck" this week and in it the little boy, Daniel carves a duck out of wood. So, while we were out we stopped by our local wood carving shop, Carolina Carvers. Luke was totally taken by all the large animals carved out of wood. We spent a great deal of time there marveling at this artists work. The man who owns the shop and carves all the items was there. He was very kind and enjoyed the fact that such a little boy was appreciating his skill. Luke stood and asked him questions about everything he wanted to understand about wood carving. Yea, he is so socially backward because he is being home schooled! NOT!! :) When we got home I gave Luke a bar of ivory soap and a plastic knife to practice his carving skills. He carved a rock! As he carved he pretended to be Henry Petigrew, the famous wood carver from our story this week. He pointed out each cut and even had to build the rock out of clay before he began to carve, just like the carver we met suggested!

This was one of those, "Oh, how I LOVE homeschooling days!" Not everyday is this way, but I am so thankful that God sprinkles them throughout the journey. As we readied ourselves for bed last night Luke proudly said, "I want to be a wood carver when I grow up!" This is a day that will be forever carved in our minds.