Brilliance

Recently, on a family trip to Evansville, we stopped at CVS before our departure. While there Ava bought some stickers, which she lovingly held back in the van as we began our hour-long drive. Before pulling out of the parking lot, however, Erik reminded her that she is not allowed to adhere those stickers to any part of the van. (Some of you will remember that when we had a loaner car from Uebelhor’s around Christmastime, while our Jimmy was being serviced from its run-in with a deer, Ava put holiday stickers all over the back passenger door.) Anyway, Erik was simply informing her that we did not want any such stickers on our new van.

Ava: Ok.

No problem. So we continued on our way. Ava was playing with various toys, although she still held onto the stickers. About twenty minutes down the road, Erik remembered those stickers and kept silently glancing back at Ava to make sure she wasn’t disobeying his fatherly command. And the verbal exchange that ensued was absolutely adorable.

Ava: Daddy, why do you keep looking back here at me?

Erik: Cause you’re so cute.

Ava: Or is it because you think I’m going to put my stickers on our new van? Is that why?

Sometimes the brilliance of this child astounds me. It really, really does. How funny!