Anniversary cake

We had our anniversary this week and were able to go to a restaurant, just the two of us. Gwenchik was really disappointed that she couldn't join.
Gwen: Is anniversary as important as birthday?
Me: Yes, I think so. May be even more important.
Gwen: Than why isn't there a big cake?
.......

Good question, so next day we went to the store together so that she can pick our the 'right anniversary cake', which turned out to be a carrot cake with cute frosting carrots.

Candy bribe

Gwenchik came back from the childcare clutching two large candies wrapped in coloful foil. She asked both of us which one she should choose, to determine which one is better to eat after dinner.
Me: The other candy I will put away for tomorrow.
Gwen: No, the other candy is for Santa Clause.
Me:??
Gwen: He will really like this wrapped candy and will bring me TWO presents!!!
Me: You will have to wait for a long time...
Gwen: Mom, for this candy he'll come sooner :)

Compromise

From George:
We have a one candy per day rule. Gwen's day care had given her a lollipop, which she ate in the car on the way home. At home, she asked for an ice cream candy.
George: Gwyneth, you know our rule, you already ate one candy today.
Gwen: Let's compromise.

I was stunned.

George: What do you mean by compromise?
Gwen: I'll eat two candies today, and one candy tomorrow, OK?
I was impressed enough that we settled on an additional half an ice cream candy for today.

Nutcracker

Gwenchik will be going to the Nutcracker production this upcoming weekend. And she is soooooo excited, as her parents go once in a while to ballet productions and always bring her pictures and tell stories. If I can, we listen to music from these: Carmen is her favorite.

So we agreed, that because it will be all just dance, we should discuss the story ahead of time. So I tried to describe the Wooden Prince, the Mouse King, and the Plum Fairy. And Gwenchik listens intently and as soon as I finish wants to hear the story again.

So after the yet another retelling of the story I ask if she understands what happens.
And her conclusions are:
** "Even the bad prince needs love, but it is not nice to hit the Mouse King with the shoe, as he was a prince once"
** "It can't be scary if everyone will be dancing"
** "After the sweets finish dancing, will the girl and the Wooden Prince eat all the Sugar Fairies?"

I guess there is some undeniable logic to these....