Broken

The dropleaf table attached to our kitchen wall has begun coming loose lately. We have stopped letting Xander sit at the chairs near the table, because once he's in the chair there is no stopping him from leaning on the table. I tell him the table is broken and that's why he has to sit in his high chair. A couple of times he has responded by telling me his high chair is broken, too. This boy is becoming quite a negotiator!

Zorro needs his own seat

The other day our whole family was sitting down to dinner. Johnny and Xander were already seated, but Zorro the cat was sitting in the one remaining kitchen chair. I pushed Zorro down and sat, and Johnny commented, "Zorro needs his own seat." I think this was the first time Xander understood the meaning of the word own. He kept repeating Johnny's statement in a singsong voice throughout the entire meal. The next day he asked me for his "own iPop." That's when I knew he really got the meaning of the word own.