Living here

I think living here in this particular corner of New Mexico, with its emphasis on science and all that, is starting to rub off on my family. Consider the conversation I had with Miss Lucy yesterday:

Lucy: "Mom, how does the baby grow bigger?"

Me: "Well, he gets some of the healthy food Mommy eats and uses it to grow."

Lucy: "So when we eat healthy food we grow bigger?"

Me: (momentarily distracted and thus not responding ...)

Lucy: "Mom? Did I make a good hypothesis?"

Me: " ... Um, yes. Yes you did."

Her Dad was so proud.

(My two favorite scientifically-minded people, camping out in the backyard for Memorial Day 2010)