The Mind of a Child

I listened in on this conversation during lunch today:

Ethan: "Caty, when you grow up, you're going to get married, then you'll have a baby in YOUR tummy."

Caty: "I'm going to marry you, Ethan."

Ethan: "Well, the dads get to decide who they're going to marry, and I haven't decided yet who I'm going to pick."

I couldn't help but giggle. Not sure where he got the idea that only the guys decide. Caty had no response to that one. Poor girl.

Here's a sampling, just a smidge, of ALL the questions we've been fielding over the last 24 hours from the kids. It's exhausting! ...

*Where is heaven?
*Is heaven on a cloud?
*What is in the sky? ... No, what is IN the sky?
*What is in the sun?
*Can we walk on the planets? (apparently I'm ignorant on planet walking. Jason informed me that Mars has still not been walked on.)
*Where do the rockets start?
*When can we ride to outer space?
*Is a rocket as fast as a cheetah?
*Is it bumpy in a rocket?
(intermission so we can watch Ethan run as fast as a cheetah.)
*Do cheetahs like to race people? (I laughed at that one.)
*Where is the train? (as we cross a train track)
*Why is that place called Monkey Joe's?
*Mom, when are you going to die?

Seriously, this is tiring! I think his mind is going more than a mile a minute! I think 98% of those questions were from Ethan!