Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A rock the size of me

My sister in law once told me a Turkish phrase that translates to something like "may a rock the size of you fall on your head one day". I am sure that I got it all wrong, but what it means is the ago old adage, you reap what you sow. Sophia is my rock and she is at least as mischievous as I was.

The other day I was in the backyard while our neighbors visited. The neighbors are a little bit older then Elias and Sophia and therefore they seem immensely cool. The neighbor who is closest in age to my kids is also named Aedan which earns him even more points for sharing their uncle's name. I listened and watched as the kids played and eventually had the joy of hearing Sophia say this:
"Ok Aedan you be the prince and I be the princess.....But we don't have to kiss...Unless you want to kiss"
I have a feeling this is only the beginning. She might be a boulder.

2 comments:

antimony said...

I love it, Mary watching herself grow up!
And is that an Earlham shirt I see? Maybe if Sophia takes as long as Tristan did, she and Blue will graduate together!
(sorry T)

tristan said...

hah hah emily.
if she wants to take 7 years, she better be a triple major in physics, philosophy, and payingyourowndamnwaythrucollege.