Jack and Kate tonight

Jack had a field trip today. At dinner, Emily asked him, "Did you have a buddy?" Kids need to have buddies on field trips.

"Yes," said Jack.

"Who was it?" asked Emily.

"Marin," said Jack, continuing to eat. A girl in his class.

"Do you and Teddy (his best friend) ever get to be buddies?" asked Emily.

"No," Jack said, matter-of-factly, "because we fool around too much."

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Jack was digging through old toys in Kate's room tonight. He found this animal noise music box that plays little tunes ("Round and round the mulberry bush...") and makes animal noises. Either because he was being thoughtful or simply because he wasn't interested in it and wanted it out of his way (I call it 50-50), he handed it to Kate. Kate took it like she was viewing a long-lost friend. Looked up at me and made a happy noise, holding it toward me. I hit a button to play the music.

It was like I flipped a switch on her. She broke out in a big smile and started doing the knee bends and gyrations -- it looks as if she's preparing to fly or something -- that can only mean Kate Dancing. It was pretty funny.