Sure do!

Over Thanksgiving Ryan and I made a new best friend. She’s Ryan’s three-year-old cousin from Arizona. Her name is Kailey, she’s wicked cool, and she likes Dora the Explorer and Disney Princesses. Here is a conversation that took place while we were jumping on her trampoline:

(Picture, if you will, a tree with large yellow fruits growing on it.)

Allie: Kailey, are those oranges?
Kailey: Sure are!
Allie: Are you sure? They look a little too yellow to be oranges. Maybe they’re lemons?
Kailey: Mmm hmm. Yep, they are!
Allie: But they’re a little big. I think they might be grapefruits.
Kailey: Yep, sure are!

Little kids are the cutest. Before she would start talking she would take these big breaths and then construct the longest run-on sentences that I have ever strained to make-out. The best were her responses of “Sure do!” or “Sure can’t!” and all possible variations. She was always so positive… ah. I miss her.