Little Dude's latest announcement:
"Mom, I've determined that there is a problem."
"Oh?  You've determined that have you?"
"Yes, and the problem is....that I need a real toy, a smaller one than that one outside."
'That one outside' is a small bobcat that's clearing the parking lot.  There are times I wish our life were a reality show so I could have it all recorded!  Including the last exchange when Little Dude was holding Sprout.

"Where are you going?!?"
"Just upstairs"
"No!  You don't go up the stairs when you are holding the baby."
"It's ok if I go slowly."
"No, not even slowly, please come back here."
""Mom, it's too late.  I'm already on the stairs and I can't go down."  And if you'd heard the exasperated voice he used to tell me it's too late you'd understand why I started laughing!