Teaching the Boys to Be "Garage Guys"

I spent last Saturday helping Sean build a workbench for their new garage. Of course both Jack and Wes wanted to be with Dad and Grampa to "help" with the project. Wes had to nap first, but Jack helped from the start. He quickly became bored watching Dad saw boards, so he started checking out all the tools that Grampa brought along. He was enamored with my clamps, level, and square, and particularly liked the screws and nails. Once he found out his plastic hammer and drill really didn't do the job though, he became frustrated and went outside to watch the neighbor girls ride their bikes. He tried his best to get their attention and talk to them, but typical of girls in a group, they did their best to ignore him. He finally set up his own workshop in the back of my SUV, and had a grand time filling the back with sawdust and tools. About that time, Wes was done with his nap and raced to the garage to join the guys, and the process started all over again. Elise was also watching the action, and particularly watching me very closely - until I began looking at her and talking to her. Then she immediately looked to her mom for a safe haven. When she thought I wasn't watching, she'd check me out closely, but as soon as I returned her stare, she did her best to ignore me. ( Sounds a lot like my life story with women!) All in all, it was a fun day, although I don't know if either of the boys showed an interest or proclivity to be a handyman. We did get a nice workbench built, however.