Jigsaw

Like his great-grandfather Tom and great-grandmother Diane, Silas loves to do jigsaw puzzles. We found a set of four wooden farm puzzles with about 25 pieces each that he is able to put together all by himself. I watch as he looks at the pictures and matches up the different parts of the animals or tractors and looks for the edge pieces. Like great-grandma Diane he always taps the puzzle piece as he gets it to fit, as if drawing attention to his success. It is bittersweet to think maybe he inherited this love of puzzles from two relatives who never got to meet him, or spend an afternoon engaged in a favorite shared activity with a great grandson. But it is nice to be reminded of two of my beloved grandparents every time he asks to do a puzzle.