Another example of the sheer awe and adoration a nearly-three-year-old will bestow upon her wise and all-knowing Mommy:
We bought Cheez-It crackers shaped like Scrabble playing pieces. Each cracker has a letter on it, and Zoey loves to sit at the table with me, a bowl of these crackers in hand, and hold them up one by one and say "R! What does R mean, Mommy?!?...E! What does E mean, Mommy??" I then proceed to name off as many "R" words or "E" words or "P" words or "A" words I can possibly think of. Trust me, it's a fun way to pass a 20 minute chunk of time. Or a 40 minute chunk of time.
The other day, as the bowl was nearing empty, Zoey suddenly stopped short and asked "Mommy? Do you know all the letters?" Like this thought had just dawned on her and holy crap, she was in the midst of GENIUS. I told her that yes, I was pretty sure I knew all the letters in the alphabet.
And there they were again--those adoring brown eyes, looking damn near reverent as she whispered "Wow...."
When they say that children are easy to please, I think this is what they're talking about. How long will I pass as the smartest person ever to walk this earth, based solely on my alphabet-mastery merits? Probably not long.
3 comments:
mom and i had a good laugh at this. :)
So cute!!
26 letters? I know at least 40.
Also, why did I not know that there were Scrabble Cheez-Its? I must not eat enough crackers.
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