Captain America!

Micah has been all about Captain America lately.  We were at Target a couple weeks ago, and he saw this Captain America shield that shot out little ninja stars and he. had. to. have. it NOW!  He still had some money from his car washing business saved up, because I won't let him make impulse purchases.  So I told him, like always, he had to wait and we'd research a bit more and think about it.  We got home and googled it and it had terrible reviews.  We talked about how other boys and girls had spent all their moneys on the toy and then it didn't work very well and what a disappointment that must have been!  The wise young boy that he is then remarked, "Okay.  I guess I'll get something else instead.  Plus you can just make me one anyways.  Then I can have it RIGHT NOW!"  We're working on delayed gratification (*cough* unsuccessfully).

He has hounded me daily since then to make him his shield.  Today, when I couldn't take it anymore, I cut out the basic shape and outlined it for him and then broke the news to him that he was going to have to do the coloring himself.  Mostly, because I was so sore from doing P90x that the thought of using my arm muscles to color made me want to cry, but also because I wanted him to see how much work these little projects he thinks up for me actually are.  (Might I remind you of the Yoda costume!)  It seems like anytime he gets a new interest, I get a new project!

Look at that concentration!!

And of course, Liliana needed a shield too!

Showing off his hard work!