Kubla and I have been reading about the Solar System. He’s in a space phase, soaking up astronomical trivia.
One day we’re on the beach, taking a break from swimming.
“What is the largest planet?” I ask.
“Jupiter!” he yells.
“Which one is the red planet?”
“Mars!”
“Name all the planets in order from the sun.”
A pause.
“Mercury….Venus? Earth….Jupiter…”
“Jupiter?!” I exclaim. “Are you crazy?”
I jump up and chase him around the beach.
“Name all the planets in order from the sun!”
“Mercury….Venus….Earth….ummm…”
“It’s Mars!” I catch him, scoop up my laughing boy and bring him back to our beach blanket. We have a snack.
A moment later, “Name all the planets in order from the sun.”
“Mercury….Venus….Earth….ummm…Mars…Jupiter…ummm…Neptune?”
“Neptune?! Do you know what I do to boys who say that Neptune comes after Jupiter?” We continue our game of space trivia Duck, duck, goose until he has them memorized, backwards and forwards.
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