Remember when I was 4?

Kids are cute. Sometimes they're annoying. Sometimes they can be very articulate and sometimes they make no sense at all. My daughter is all of those.

Many times she likes to tell stories. Stories about what she dreamed the night before, stories about what she wants to do when she grows up and stories about what happened at school (and sometimes these are made-up!). Most times, I enjoy her stories. It's like living through childhood all over again. With my two kids, I guess that means I'll get to live through three childhoods.

One of the joys of having children is being a kid at heart. I've swam silly in the pool, I've ridden in a laundry basket, I jumped on my bed (then told my kids not to do again, lol), and watched numerous Disney movies time and time again. My favorite part is reading my childhood books.

My daughter gets into her story-telling mood about once a day. Usually it's just a few minutes and sometimes it's long and drawn out.... and MANY of them start with "Remember when I was 4?" She seems fixated on that age. It seems that whenever she goes through deja-vu or remembers something from her past, she connects it to being 4 years old. Many of them are hilarious. I thought I'd list a few that I remember (or almost remember).

"Remember I was 4 and Logan was 2, we went to Chuck E Cheese?" When she was 4 - Logan wasn't born yet or he was about to be.

"Remember when I was 4, you and daddy got married?" We got married when she was 6 months old.

"Remember when I was 4, you took me and Logan to the library and we saw a horse?" We didn't start going to the library until she was at least 5, but hey - close enough! And we never saw a horse.

"Remember when I was 4, I went to Uncle Al's house?" OR "Remember when I was 4, I rode on the plane for the first time?" Her first plane ride was when she was 6.

I'm sure that for years to come - I'll hear much more of "Remember when..." stories. I just hope they are more accurate as she gets older!