12x5 = 60....don't you know mom?

These children continue to amaze me!  The other day, we were in the car and out of the blue, Blake says to me, "Mom...did you know if you add 12 five times, you get 60?" 

I paused, a little surprised and said, "Yes...12x5 = 60.  I know that, but how did you figure it out?" 

He replied, "The other night when I was going to bed, I was just laying there and doing some math in my head.  I thought...If you add 12+12, you get 24.  And if you add 12 more, then you get 36, and then 48 and then 60.  It's easy, Mom."

Needless to say, I was impressed.  I replied, "Blake...do you know who else does math in their head when they go to bed?"

"No, who?" he said.

"Your father.  He will look at the clock and pick a number and do all kinds of different math problems in his head."

True Story.

I told him I was very impressed that he figured this all out as a 6 year old.  He replies with, "Well, technically I'm almost a 7 year old, mom."

I told him, "Well, even for a 7 year old, that's very impressive.  Keep up the good work, buddy!"