With the girls at swimming lessons, Merrick and I took a run along the river trail. I say Merrick and I took a run but he was really in the rickshaw. This does of course add to cardiovascular work out for me as a two-year old never is quite and must ask questions or risk falling asleep. While on the run I did have to laugh out loud at the following conversation as Merrick recognized we were going to run past the ice cream shop were we often stop.
Merrick: Daddy, we get ice cream?
Me: No, not today.
Merrick: Why, Daddy?
Me: We are just running today.
Merrick: Why, Daddy?
Me: because I need to exercise.
Merrick: Why, Daddy?
Me: exercise makes me feel better.
Merrick: Ice cream makes you feel better daddy.
This was a bout a minute and a half conversation and I thought a pretty well laid out plan on his part--I never saw it coming.
