Omnivorous

Aiden and Chase were talking about herbivores and paused to ask me, "Mom, are we herbivores?"

I asked, "Well, do we eat plants?"

They questioned in return, "Do we?"

So we discussed some plants we eat like tomatoes and carrots, to name a few.

Satisfied that we're herbivores, I asked, "But don't we also eat meat?"

Again, the question, "Do we?"

So I named, "Chicken, hamburger, roast beef..." and they decided we must be carnivores.

I said, "Well, since we eat plants AND meat, we are..."

Before I could finish, Aiden clapped his hands and declared, "I know! We're DINOSAURS!" HA HA.

Independence

Aiden and Chase start kindergarten in the fall. They're soooo excited! We went to the charter school they'll be attending for a tour and to watch the kindergarten spring program. The cute kids showed off some of the knowledge they'd gained over the school year. Pretty impressive. One thing they learned was about the Declaration of Independence. The teacher asked, "What did the United States tell England?" The students replied (in unison, pointing their fingers) "You're not going to be the boss of us anymore.

My parents were out of town that week, so I wasn't surprised when the boys excitedly told them all about their "new" school when they returned. I was quite amused to realize what Chase took from the program when he got up really close to Grandma and whispered in her ear, "My mom's not going to be the boss of us anymore!"

Ha, ha! I had no idea that's what he thought. He'd kept it secret quite well, considering how excited he was about it!