Girl colors

Tonight I dried Gillian after her bath and she asked "Where's the yellow towel?" I told her, "John used it." She giggled and said "You gave him a girl towel." I asked her "Why is it a girl towel?" She said "Cause yellow is a girl color." I hate this logic. So I said "There are no boy colors or girl colors. Just colors." She didn't agree with me and said "Pink is a girl color." I said "No. Do you know who's favorite color is pink?" She said "Me!" I continued and said "No. One of your Uncles likes pink." Gillian said "Uncle Joe." I said "Exactly. Is Uncle Joe a boy or a girl?" She said "A boy." I said "See, it's not a boy color or a girl color. It's an everyone color." I couldn't just leave it there. So I asked "Who likes blue?" Gillian said "John. And me too." I said "That's right. It's not a boy color or a girl color. It's a what color?" She didn't answer right away. I answered and said "It's an everyone color." She said "I was going to say it's a family color." I'll take it. Hopefully she gets it.  

Greece

The kids' Uncle Joe (my big brother) is currently the Navigator for the USS George H. W. Bush. At dinner tonight, I told the kids "Guess what? Uncle Joe is in Greece today!" We showed John where Greece is on a map. Daddy told John "Do you know a long, long, long time ago Greece was the first country to have the Olympics!" John loves the Olympics and hopes to be an Olympian one day. John was very impressed with this little fact. Daddy also told John "You know the torches that they carry in the Olympics? Well they first start in Greece and then go to the country where the Olympics are held." John asked "When are the Olympics going to be by us?" Gillian said "No! The Statue of Liberty has a torch!" Daddy told John "Maybe one day they will be in New York." Gillian again said "The Statue of Liberty has a torch. Remember last week, I tell you all about it. And we can go in it. Can I go in the elevator?" John tried to explain to Gillian what we were talking about, but she was too focused on the statue. Thanks Uncle Joe for inspiring tonight's lesson about Greece!