Llama

Tonight at dinner, we were talking about John's favorite animal.  He said "I bet you don't even know what my favorite animal is!"  Gilly didn't hesitate and said "A llama!"  He said "No!  It's not a llama."  Daddy and I joked with him and said "We know.  You don't have any secrets.  We know everything."  He said "You don't know!"  Gillian again said "It's a llama." He said "It's not a llama.  My first favorite animal is a lion!"  Daddy said "Yup.  I knew it!"  John said "You didn't.  And I bet you don't know what my second favorite animal is!"  Gilly said "A llama."  John said "No.  I'll give you a hint.  It is a dark animal."  Daddy said "What?"  John said "It's a dark animal that flies."  Gillian said "A llama."  John said "No.  It's a dark animal that flies."  Daddy said "I know.  There's a superhero that uses it too."  John didn't understand and said "It's not a superhero.  It's an animal."  Gillian said "A llama."  I whispered to Gillian "Say nah nah nah."  She did.  But John didn't understand our little hint.  So I said "It's a bat!"  He said "I bet you don't know my third favorite animal!"  Gillian said "A llama!" By this point, any time Gillian said llama, I would just start laughing.  Her timing was perfect and hilarious.  John didn't find it funny at all.  All he wanted to do was talk about his favorite animals.  He said "No.  It starts with an O."  Gillian again said "Llama?"  John said "Gill, that doesn't start with O.  It's an orca!"  Gillian said "A llama?"   

St. Leo's Fair

We drive past St. Leo's church everyday on our way to school. Every year they have a fair in June. The kids have watched the rides slowly assemble and every morning as we drive past, I hear "Can we go tonight?" This week has been a little busy for us, so last night was the first night we were able to go.

We arrived around 6 o'clock. We were able to walk around and figure out what rides each of the kids could go on and which rides to avoid. The first ride the kids wanted to go on was the Dragon Wagon. The Dragon Wagon was a little roller coaster. Gillian was a little short to ride by herself so Daddy was going to go on with her.  But Daddy was a little too big. We just let John and Gillian ride together.  They loved it.  When the ride was done, Gillian said "Again!" 

 

Daddy took John to the Super Slide and I took Gillian to a small kiddie ride.  She was not too impressed.  

 

We met back up at the Elephants. John and Gillian went together. While waiting in line, John held Gillian's hand and made sure she gave the attendant the tickets. They climbed into a blue elephant and off they went.  Gillian was much happier on this ride, because it went higher in the air.  Next they went on the "Tub of Fun" (basically the wild teacups).  John was determined to spin their tub as fast as possible.  Gillian was loving it, until her head kept bouncing on the side of the tub.  Daddy and I would watch Gillian's face and then tell John to go fast or to slow it down.  Again, she loved it.

Our next stop was the Super Slide.  John was going to go by himself, but there was a last minute change, and Gillian and I went too.  We got to the top of the steps and climbed onto the slide.  John waited until I was settled with Gillian.  He held my hand and off we went.  Gillian giggled the entire trip.  Check out the video below.

We then let John go on a bunch of rides without Gillian.  He went in the fun house, on the elephants, and again in the fun house.  He loved the fun house.  I think it was just because there was a slide at the end.  While John was on the Elephants, Gillian said "No go on the Elephants.  I go on the crocodile."  She kept calling the Dragon Wagon, the crocodile. 

The kids went on the Crocodile, aka Dragon Wagon, two more times.  The last time, they got to ride up front.  Gillian says "The crocodile in the front." was her favorite ride of the night.  We ended up our trip to the fair with a cotton candy to share.  Overall a fun night out with the kids.

 

Favorite animal

Today Mimi gave me cookies to give the kids, a giraffe and a lion. I picked the kids up from school today and when we got in the car I showed them the cookies. John asked "Can I pick which one I get?" I told him yes. He said "Can I have the lion? Cause I'm so brave!" (As he said this he flexed his biceps). Gillian didn't mind. I think she wanted the giraffe because it was a bigger cookie. As we drove home, I asked "Gillian, do you know what is Grandma's favorite animal? I'll give you a hint look at your cookie." Gillian was a little unsure. John shouted "I know! A giraffe!" Gillian said "I know!" (That's what Gillian says when she doesn't know).

I asked John, "What is your favorite animal?" He said "How many fingers do I have behind my back?" I cringe a little. I hate when he asks me that. I guess and say three. He says "No. I'll give you a hint. One has five." He has completely tricked me. He never puts two hands behind his back. So I guess and say two. He says "No! Six! I have six favorite animals!" I ask him to list his favorites. He says "Leatherback sea turtles, sea turtles, turtles, cheetahs, lions and the animal that Black Panther is." Let me take a second now and explain Black Panther one of Marvel's Avengers. I am laughing in the front seat as he is listing his favorite animals. I respond to John, "It's in his name, Black Panther." I say it slow so that he will listen to what I am saying. He says "I think it's a cat. You know what animal Black Panther is." I again say "It's in his name. Black Panther." John was a little confused. So I finally said, "He is a panther." I asked him  why he had three different turtles on his list. He said "Turtles have regular legs. Sea turtles have fins. That's how you can tell the difference. And leatherback sea turtles are black!"

I asked Gillian "What is your favorite animal?" She said "Giraffes and pandas and snails and bugs and spiders. I like spiders!" John says "I have seven now. I like spiders too!" We arrived home and Gillian waited for me on the front porch as I got everything out of the car. As I approached the porch she screamed "Oh no! A spider!" Guess they aren't her favorite after all.