Brandon's Numbers

Last night was truly one of those nights when you want to say "Who are you and what have you done with my son". I came home from work and Brandon WANTED me to get down the pens and stencils to color with. OK. He usually doesn't want to color or draw. So he's making a picture, very cute and then he turns over the paper and starts another one. Next thing I know he asked me how to make a 5. WHAT. I looked at his paper and he has written 1-4 and has a line for 5. I helped him with the five and showed him on Laurens ruler the other numbers. Next thing I know he has written his number up to 15. HOLY CRAP. Let's consider this my early Christmas present. Not only has he learned his numbers, but he is now able to write them. And he did it on his own without anyone asking. It just blew me away. Please try to understand. Until a couple of months ago you couldn't get him to pick up a pen or pencil and now he WANTS to color and is writing his numbers. The progress since September is staggering. Here are the pictures and numbers. If your looking for 12, it's up by the boat.