I'm always thinking ahead. Grace loves playing with Colin's toys. When we're in his room, she loves rummaging through his toy box and checking out his stuff. In preparation for the future when neither of them will want to share anything with each other, I've been having Grace ask Colin to borrow any of his toys she wants to play with. She's very sweet about it. "Brother, may I borrow this frog?" I always answer and tell her that Colin is happy to share his toys with her (knowing full well that someday in the not too distant future, this won't be the case).
This morning Grace had a new request:
"Mom, can I borrow Brother's whole room?"
I couldn't help but laugh. What a smart little girl! She figured out that if she just borrowed his whole room, she wouldn't have to keep asking for the various toys that are in the room. Yep, sometimes Grace is too clever for her own good. She likes to try to outsmart Mommy and Daddy...and from time to time, she succeeds.
