I didn’t expect Ero to be able to do the lacing beads. Peter however, doesn’t have a good grasp on when kids are ready to do things, so yesterday he started playing beads with him. Ero seemed to be getting it, at least getting the part where you put a bead on the little stick and then dad does the rest.

So I gave it a shot with him again today.

I held the stick on a string and he put a bead on. I thought I would up the game by getting him to grasp the top of the stick.

Then I let go and the bead slide down. Ero smiled. He did it again and again. Halfway through I realized that he was grouping like beads.

Then as if to salvage his masculinity he ran about hitting things with it.