Jacob has always been a builder as well as one to take things apart. As he has grown up it has been fun to watch him rip open a new Lego set, sit down, and at times, spend over an hour silently building. The intensity of his concentration amazes me sometimes. As a culminating activity after reading a story about a young girl who is left in charge of keeping a light house burning while her parents are away, the 2nd graders at Jacob's school all were asked to build a light house of their own.
Jacob chose to build a replica of the lighthouse we visited last August while in Maine, Pemiquid. He worked several days, using all sorts of new materials (styrofoam, wall plaster, balsa wood, sand and rocks) to create his masterpiece. You can't tell from this photo, but inside of the top portion Jacob carved out a hole to seat one of his flashing bike lights. I've never seen him so proud as the day he carried his lighthouse into class with all the oohs and aahs from his classmates.
Way to go Jacob!
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