The collector among us

As I was getting lunch ready today, Nolan came into the kitchen to requested that I tie the strings of his apron.  I asked if he was going to help me with lunch – he said no, he was going to work with his tools.  Apron = tool belt today, I guess.  Mini-man #2 then promptly requested an apron of his own.  Since we only have one kid-sized apron, I made due with a dish towel folded in a triangle for Lincoln.  He didn’t seem to mind.  He left the kitchen and returned with two buckets filled with random things from the toy room.  He set them on the kitchen floor and began to show me what was in them.  I’m pretty sure he has entered the “collector” stage.  I guess if things start to go missing, I know who I need to look to first.  🙂