Modern Families

Snow Day(s)!  Which means Jedd worked from home and the kids were home from school (all week).  Which means I had two overly energetic kids who had to be quiet so Daddy could work and make phone calls.  We survived, somehow.

Anyhow, today at lunch, Jedd turned on a recently DVR-ed episode of Modern Family.  The kids don't normally watch this show with us because it is on after they are in bed.  So we're all sitting there, eating lunch and watching the episode where Lily keeps saying the f-word (inappropriate? oops).  The swearing and all related jokes went way over their heads.  However, after about 7 minutes of watching Lily, Cam and Mitchell interacting in their home, Maxx says, "Why her got two daddies?"

To which I calmly responded (while at the same time, being completely floored by the question) that there a lot of different kinds of families.  Some are big and some are small, some have two mommies and some don't have any kids and some have lots of cousins, etc. and so forth.  A good learning/teaching moment.

Kids don't miss a thing, true.  But he's not even three years old yet; not for another 3 months.  I am amazed that he even picked up on that.

Maxx Perry, Mr. Observant.

Dreams

Just went in to Kyla's room to let her know that quiet time was over.  I found her sitting on the edge of her rocking chair, rocking a little bit.

Kyla:  You know what, Mama?  I can actually dream while I am not sleeping.
Me:  Really, how do you do that?
Kyla:  Well, it just imagines in my brain and it is like I am dreaming, but I am not asleep.
Me:  That is wonderful!