5 guys and 1 amazing girl

So today i decided that 4 years is the perfect age.

Crusoe on 4th Bday

i love all my boys – they are my favorites. [crystal is my Favorite favorite, but they are all my favorites]  But having had 3 different 4 year old boys at this point, i’ve decided that 4 is the perfect age.  Still innocent, run and play and get hurt and shake it off,  pretty much go to the toilet on their own, and still need to snuggle with you and love every word you say, take God at his word and talk to Him with childlike faith …  4 is perfect.

So today i was running some errands with Crusoe, our 4 year old, in the afternoon, and we had the greatest conversation – it went like this:

Crusoe:  “Dad, I know anything.” [meaning 'everything']

Lad: ” Really – are you sure?”

C: “Yep – “I know anything!” [...except the obvious use of the word 'anything':) ]

L:  ” Are you sure, Crus?  Do you know what it is like to be 5?”

C:   In straight faced reply, “Yep.”

L:  “Do you even know what it is like to be 10?”

C:   Without a blink, “Yep.”

L:  “Do you know what it is like to be a girl?”

C: “Yep.”

L:  “Do you know what it is like to be a daddy?”

C: “Yep.”

L:  “Do you know what it is like to be an animal – like a fish?”

C: “Yep.”

[and this was really quite humorous for me and went on for a long while... until i tried to trick him with one final question...]

L:  “Do you know what it is like to not know everything ?”

C: And without hesitation he said, “Nope.  You got me Dad – you figured out the one thing i don’t know.”

and i’m still laughing about it!  Truth is, that little cat is pretty smart, and in his little 4 year old crusoe-centric world, he does know everything – and i love him for it.