Oliver and the Magician

As part of the summer reading series at the library, the kids have been going to weekly events at our neighborhood branch. At a magic show, Andrew (the magician) asked for someone to help him. He originally picked Dahin, but she was a little shy about doing it. Oliver was next to her with his hand up yelling, "Me, me, me!" so Andrew picked Oliver to be his assistant. Oliver did a great job and was just too adorable for words. He has now caught the stage bug and, at another recent magic show, tried desperately to be picked to go on stage. But, the magician announced he didn't pick kids who raised their hands and yelled. :) Oliver, it seems, has found his calling. I wonder if, in 12 or so years, I'll be in the audience of his magic show when he announces that he was first inspired to be a magician when we saw a magic show at his local library. At both magic shows we attended, the magicians said this is how they got their start.