Independent Thinkers

Our kids are all very independent thinkers.

Our daughter Bryce is 5 and thinks outside the box.  The other day I asked her, "Are you smart like Mommy, or smart like Daddy.  She answered, "Who do you want me to be smart like?"

Our daughter Avery is very precocious.  Last weekend we brought olives to our picnic.  We divided some of the olives equally amongst the kids. I was shocked when all the kids ate the olives.  Avery asked for more and I gave her the container with about 15 olives left.  A minute later, I looked back and Avery had eaten all the olives and was in the process of drinking the brine from the container.  I just shook my head and rolled my eyes.

Later that day I was talking with Avery and said, " Maybe you have bad poop because you ate too many olives."  She replied, "I did not eat too many olives."  I was not sure to say as I earlier I had just seen her eat the container of olives.  I also knew she was overdosing on blueberries, so I asked her if she was eating too many blueberries and she nodded and said, "Yes, I eat a lot of blueberries."  I can only imagine the amount of blueberries she had eaten.

Later in the week, for fun I asked Avery, "What do you like better, blueberries or olives?"  She answers emphatically, "Steak!"