For some reason, Marc has developed an obsession with a book I bought him when I was pregnant with Alex. It's called The Berenstein Bears and the New Baby. (I'd like to add here also that last week, he told me he'd like us to have a new baby while he was admiring one playing on TV in a baby wipes ad. And he's asked me if boys can have babies which, much to his dismay, I told him no - but he can be a daddy someday).

Anyway, he can now read the word bear. On every page, he looks for the word and points them all out to me. I found, though, that he didn't realize that Bear (as in the name "Papa Bear") was the same word as "bear" (as in "a family of bears"). He pointed out the word "But" that had the same capital "B" and said it was the word "bear". So now he points out "bear" and "but" when he sees it on the page. Of course, being a 4 year old boy, it is accompanied by "Butt! Eeeeeew! Yucky!" and hysterical laughing. lol

Oh yes, and he also recognizes the word "tree".