"Daddy, why do birds fly south for the winter?"
"I don't know, why?"
"Cause it's too far to walk!"And then proceeds to laugh like it's the funniest thing in the world. To her it's new and fresh, and she can't wait to share it with everyone. Every day is new with facts about how the world came together and starting to make sense.
"Daddy, did you know how the sandwich was invented?"
"How?"
"Well, there was this Earl named Sandwich and he loved to play cards so much he didn't want to stop for dinner. So he had his cook bring him his dinner on bread so he could keep playing. Then he named it sandwich after he died."
"He died from his sandwich?"
"No silly, that was later."
"Just checking..."
It's amazing to see what they are learning each time I pick them up. It ranges from the philosophical, "Where is heaven?" to the practical, "How can I go to sleep faster?", to critical life skills like how you can make farty noises with your armpit.
"Daddy, can you do this?"
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And now to our own tribe's latest discussion, just how does the doctor get the baby out, and do you have to be married to get the baby in there? Thankfully, with two girls, I decided to let them work that out for themselves until they are older, and for now- my input was apparently not necessary.
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