Here’s what is going on with Malachi these days.

1.  Malachi has started attending mother’s day out (we call it “school”) two days a week.  His favorite part is undoubtedly carrying his Incredible Hulk backpack – which, once we pack it for school, is too heavy for him to actually carry.  It is also three times wider than his body, but – hey – he picked it out himself!

The other day I found him packing some things up in his backpack to take to school.  Upon examination, this is what I found:

He is the only boy in his class at the moment, so I’m assuming that these items are all for the protection of the girls in his class in the event of an attack of some sort.  (Do not be alarmed – the chopping knife is a wooden toy that belongs with his sushi set.  It has only caused minor bruising thus far.)

2.  We have been sticking to our new 2010 cleaning calendar.  Cleaning is now a regular part of the Suh household.  So is child labor.  He is great with windows.

3.  Drumming = life.  The kid will drum on anything.  One day I came into the room to find that he had built his own drum set out of these boxes/stools.

All in all, never a dull moment . . .