Black and White

Our entire family enjoys puzzles, but Noah really likes puzzles and is often the instigator in us putting together another big one. In our new house, we have the luxury of keeping a puzzle out at all times, and Noah quickly capitalized on this advantage and broke out one of his birthday puzzles - a 1000 piece black and white cat scene.

The puzzle was so big that we had to resort to cutting boards to sort and store some pieces temporarily. It did not take Noah long, with some help, to construct the frame. Nor did it take him long to build the pieces that showed the only non black and white part of the puzzle, the gold fish.

The puzzle stayed on the table and some days Noah cajoled Mamma and or Dad or Lukas to help for a bit, other days the puzzle laid abandoned. Although seemingly impossible, Noah was not willing to concede defeat and pack it up, so he persevered.

Slowly but surely, the gaping holes became smaller and smaller and the interest from the family grew as we all began to see the possibility that we could finish this one.

Noah put in the last pieces, and within a few minutes he was ready to pack it up. The coffee table is pretty bare, but we all enjoy being able to put up our feet, place a coffee cup on the table and leave a newspaper half read without fearing that we mess with the puzzle. It may be a while before we break out another one. However, Noah may have a different plan... stay tune!

yes, one piece is missing....:-(