Overheard

Three funny stories to share from this week!

1) Riley and I were playing yesterday with some animal toys. "Which one is the giraffe?", I asked her. She took her time, inspecting each one, then picked up...the giraffe!  SHE IS BRILLIANT!  Next up, "Which one is the elephant?".  She took her time, inspecting each one, then picked up...the giraffe again!  Repeat for the next 4 animals. 

2) Ryan was tearing out the bamboo that keeps growing in our backyard. 
Gabe: "That's sure is a lot of bamboo.  We need some pandas back here!"

3) Gabe was having some trouble staying in bed at night - getting up 4 or 5 times each night. Exhausted, I started bribing him with easter candy: he could have a chocolate bunny for breakfast if he stayed in his room until 6:30. Tried for 4 nights, didn't work. On night 5 I brought out the big guns and promised Chuck E Cheese if he stayed in bed. That's pretty much the worst night out a parent can imagine, so you know how desperate I must have been. But the next morning he stayed in until 7 - wohoo! - so I started talking up our trip right away. "But mommy!" he cried, "what about my chocolate bunny??"