Civic Duty

Before Daddy went to vote this morning he asked John, "Do you want to come with me?" John said "Nope. I went last year!" 

Tonight when I got home, I asked John "Want to go vote?" He said "Nope!" But Gillian yelled "I wanna go!" She put on some boots and we headed out to vote. On our short walk, I explained to Gillian about voting and how it is important to vote. She said "But police officers make sure we follow the rules." I said "Yes, but we get to vote for the people who make the rules. It's very important." She said "And it's fun!" We went in the firehouse and stood in line to vote. She was so excited. I had her come in the booth with me. She didn't touch anything, and constantly asked "Are you done yet? Did you vote?" Finally I was done and she got to push the button to submit my votes. And we walked back home. On our walk, we talked about voting and then we skipped the rest of the way home. 

Voting

On Tuesday morning, Daddy took John to the fire station behind our house to vote. John was so excited and proud. That night after dinner, I asked John if he wanted to go vote with me. He said "Yes! You can do all the picks and I'll push the finish button!" Well John got a little too excited and Gillian said "I want to vote!" So we all walked to the fire station to vote. I asked if John could come in the booth with me to vote. They said sure. John was hilarious. He kept asking, "Are you done yet?" And he was so loud. I kept saying "Shhhhh." Finally we were done. And when I walked out of the booth, Gillian was pouting. She said "But I wanted to vote!" Daddy told her, "You can vote from my phone when we get home." 

We got home, ate dessert and Gillian had a bath. When she was dressed in her jammies, she found Daddy downstairs. When it was time to read books before bed, she told me "I voted!" I asked Daddy later about how she got to vote. He said "We took a selfie. She pushed the button for the picture and then we looked at it. And she pushed done. And she voted." Gilly is changing the world. One selfie at a time!