Little Workers

Nils gave Nathan his own drill for his 3rd birthday. We had a few parenting discussions about when this gift... but in the end decided he was ready for it. Nathan is actually quite good with his tools and Nils is really good about teaching him how to use them. They spend a lot of quality time together with their tools. This drill is lightweight and pretty simple and without the drill bits, its hard to get hurt with it. After realizing that this was a real drill, Nathan got right to work on his fort. The next day he put it to use at the church work day by taking out some screws that were in a place that only he could reach. After the drill present was given, Grammie Martie realized that little Nils was working with real tools when he was 4 (and probably earlier). Maybe this aptitude and interest in tools is genetic.