Little Lawyers

The other day while getting into the car Kate asked me where her old carseat was. I told her we had left it under the stairwell and it had been stolen. Climbing into her newer seat she asked, "Did you see them steal it?" I told her that no I hadn't. So she asked, "Did dad see them steal it?" And again, I told her no, he hadn't. The questions continued and I tried to explain deductive reasoning to my three-year-old and in her concluding remarks all she had to say was, "But you didn't see it." It felt a little like being on the stand.

Anna had an Easter egg hunt at preschool yesterday and came home with some tasty loot. She was kind enough to share it with Kate. The consumption continued into the evening and after brushing their teeth, I saw that they were deciding which piece to eat next. I, of course, stopped them and after explaining they could have some "tomorrow" they relented and put the candy away. So first thing this morning I caught them in the kitchen eating tootsie rolls (I shouldn't have been surprised...they do get half their DNA from me).  I only acted surprised and exclaimed, "What! You're eating candy before you've even eaten breakfast?" Anna looked me square in the eye and said, "Mom! You said we could have candy tomorrow and it's tomorrow."

Well! OK then.