They're okay for Frosty

Cakes and Silly were out riding their bikes this afternoon and at some point they decided to be nice little helpers and collect trash from the sidewalk. They even split it up into a bag for trash and a bag for recycling. After dinner tonight Silly was telling Scott what they had done and told him they'd seen lots of cigarettes, but didn't pick any up. That turned into a whole conversation about smoking and how bad it is for you. Silly said they're bad for your heart. Silly said someone's mom smokes a pipe so Scott asked him if he meant a pipe like Frosty the Snowman, or did he mean cigarettes. Silly said she smokes a pipe. Then he says, "But that's ok for Frosty, because he's just a snowman." We tried to convince him that they're not even ok for Frosty, because they need fire, which is hot, and Frosty might not have melted so fast if he hadn't been smoking.

Speaking of snowmen; when we were with the in-laws the kids were outside playing in the snow before we headed back home. A lifelong neighbor across the street came over and started playing with the kids. At some point Silly came inside to tell us that a girl had come over to play with them. Gummy (the kids have decided that's what they call Scott's mom now) asked him if it was a girl his size, and he said no, a big girl (the "girl" is a lady the same age as Gummy). I went out a little later and Peggy, the neighbor, was having snowball fights with Silly and had helped Cakes build a snowman.

Don't you love her use of nature? He even has a snow hat.

 The kids had so much fun with their new friend and I think they're looking forward to playing with her again.