the brains of the family

(this was taken about two and a half years ago, but you get the idear)

this is autzen. he's five years old and soaks up knowledge like you wouldn't believe. he reads at fifth grade level-but don't quote me on that. typically every sunday at the dinner table we are informed about an animal and any fact you want to know about it. 

yesterday while chattin' in the kitchen with lindsay and ryan and my mother-in-law, auzten says something along the lines of..

"hey grandma, did you know the cheetah is the fastest running cat?"

grandma: "really?"

ryan: "what about the fastest bird?"

auzten saying matter-a-factly: "a falcon."

ryan: "how about the fastest running bird?"

without missing a beat auzten says: "an ostrich."

i busted up laughing with amazement. this kid never ceases to surprise me. i thought he'd flounder a little bit..but it was as if on que..like someone said GO! and if he doesn't know the answer he will tell you, "you know...i don't know". and then go home and search through his books or go online to find the answer and then remember to inform you of his findings when he sees you next. this kid is the smartest five year old i know. he's smarter than me anyway. :)