Out of the mouths of babes

Every so often, I have the privilege to babysit Charlie and Nora Strevel. They are two adorable little girls who I love very much.
Charlie has recently started thinking out loud in book dialog. A few weeks ago I overheard her as we were walking outside narrating this:

"Julia and Charlie were best buddies. One day while they were outside, Charlie decided to tie Julia to a tree with her rope...."

Well, she'll write interesting books.

New Generation

The children born in America during the Twenty-first century will not know about home phones, cassette tapes, boards games, or even dial up. Some of the things they will know are (but certainly not limited to) text messages, computers, and last but certainly not least......silly bands.
I did not realize that learning to "decode" silly bands was a skill until today.

"Oh, is that a teapot sill band Emma?"

"Julia, that's an eagle head."