My son the story teller

Josh is pretty good at miming. You have to be when you can't talk. I did not realize just how good he was until this week. We went to watch the fireworks. We waited for 2 hours for them to start. By that time my son just knew we were at a park with his cousin and that was enough for him.

When the fireworks started he was so excited. He was yelling and cheering. You know the cheesy "Oooo"s and "Ahhhh"s? It can be pretty cute when it is real. He began turning around, hitting my leg (and anyone else in reach) and pointing in awe at the lit up sky. You could almost hear him say, "Are you seeing this?" It was like he thought we just happened to be sitting in a park in the dark and suddenly out of nowhere the sky started to explode and he wants to make sure we are all aware of the phenomenon happening before us.

Halfway through he couldn't help himself. He stood and turned to me. Starting with his hand near his waist he made the "shhhh!" rocket sound and brought his hand to the sky then down in front of him. Holding both arms open wide he looked at me quietly for a beat or two then he clapped his hands together and pulled his hands apart again.

It was amazing. Without saying a word he was telling me about what was happening so well there was no wondering. Anyone would know what he was saying. And the look on his face would tell you just how he felt about it. Elated. So excited he knew he couldn't hold it in any longer, he needed to tell someone about the miracle he was witnessing.

I had to remind him that the fireworks were still happening. "You can tell me about it later but first you need to watch it." I wanted to be selfish. I wanted him to tell me about it all night. I felt like I was witnessing a miracle too. Here is a child who can't say more than a handful of words most of which are two letter words, and he is telling a story. It reminds me of a movie we watched in my high school sign language class of two deaf people fighting. They use such passion in their motions that you can't mistake what they are saying. It was awesome.