My oldest turned 5 this summer. And he's now old enough to try and gently manipulate me into stuff. I was working today and didn't want to play with him. But instead of whining he quickly changed subject and said: "Wow mom. Your isochrysis really seems to have grown a lot!"
Well yes, I was just thinking the same thing!!! So of course I went and helped him with his game. I was impressed though. I foresee great things for him.

My favorite is still though when he was 3 or 4 and we brought home kittens to foster from the cat rescue. And with the kids and a box full of kittens in the car, he asked on the way home: "So mom, how are we going to acclimate these kittens?" (because clearly anything we have ever dragged home during his lifetime had to be acclimated somehow lol)