Our Kids

These days when we go to the store the girls are all about walking on their own.  That works because they stay near me and don’t (or haven’t yet) run off or darted into traffic.  Anyhoo, lately while we are checking out Piper will go through the grab n’ go stuff at the register (all candy, gum, mints etc) and bring it to me and say “Piper need this.”  Which is too funny, I don’t know where she got that unless it is from us asking her if she needs anything when we go to the kitchen or if she is frustrated.  Well it is inevitably a candy bar or some other less than stellar item that she has never eaten before and has no idea what it is.  I always say no you don’t need that and then I offer up a healthier alternative I am either already buying or have in my bag.  She doesn’t complain and takes what I have on offer.  Today she told me she needed this and when I looked to see what it was it was a little bag of dried fruits.  Hmmmm……was that coincidence or did she recognize it as something she CAN have.  I vote for coincidence but she did get what she was asking for and it made everyone happy, even me.