Red like snow

Last month we babysat Amalie, who shall heretofore be referred to as ABC or Absolutely Brilliant Child. We all sat around the dining room table and read a book about Curious George and all the things that he's curious about — body parts, facial expressions, jobs, shapes and colors, the alphabet, animals...you get the idea.

To no one's amazement both kids could identify a head. And eyes. And even an elbow. But then we got to the tricky, tricky shapes and colors section. Now since having his ass soundly kicked by Amalie in Hullaballoo, Shawn Joaquin has been secretly studying shapes. We realized this when he twisted his straw up one night and proudly shouted 'THIS IS A TRIANGLE!" and had indeed created a triangle. He also pointed out various shapes and was able to bat about .500 when it came to naming their correct color. So we were amped for this part of the book — we were sure that he'd be able to show her Who's The Man.

What color is this monkey?
Amalie: "BROWN!"
SJ: "BLUE LIKE MUD!"

What color is this triangle?
Amalie: "WHITE!"
SJ: "RED LIKE SNOW!"

What kind of mommy am I?
ME: "LOSER LIKE DINA LOHAN!"