“Emily, tell Mama what happened on the way to the pizza store.”
– Daddy, embarrased

“Daddy missed the store!”
– Emily, excited

“He did?”
– Mama, amazed (not!)

“Yeah…and he turned around!”
– Emily, still excited (really!)

“He did a U-turn?”
– Mama

“No, Mama, Daddy turned around!”
– Emily

“Daddy! There’s a blue balloon and a purple balloon!”
– the ever-observant Emily, noticing the “markers” for a birthday party house

“That’s right, and how many balloons are there?”
– the ever-educating Daddy, never one to pass up an opportunity

“One, two…Two balloons!”
– Emily

“Right again! So, one plus one makes…”
– Daddy

“Two!…”
– Em

“Right!”
– Dad

“…and one makes five, and six makes seven, and eight makes nine…”
– Emily, who apparently doesn’t quite get it yet…