Sweet Conversations

We were driving home from my brother's house today and this is the conversation that we had in the car.

Apple: "I really miss daddy. Can we go to Afghanistan?"

Strawberry: "I think it would be too expensive because we'd have to fly in airplanes. How much would it cost, mom?"

Me: "Thousands of dollars."

Strawberry: "Well, you have thousands of dollars, right? So can we go so we can see daddy?"

Me: "No because there is a war there and they don't let little kids go to where wars are."

Apple: "Do they only let soldiers and builders go there?"

Me: "Yep, mostly."

Apple: "So will they pick a little girl to be a soldier?"

Me: "No, sorry honey, you're too little."

Strawberry: "Well, he could meet us somewhere like at Disneyland and then we could see him."

Me: "No, he's too far away from Disneyland."

Strawberry: "Oh, so maybe SeaWorld instead?"

Apple: "Remember when I was a baby and we went to SeaWorld and I petted a dolphin?"

Me: "No, he can't come to SeaWorld, and no, we've never been there."

Apple: "Yes, we did, remember? When I was a baby. And we saw the dolphins and petted them. When I was a baby. Remember?"

Strawberry: "I miss daddy."

Apple: "I miss daddy too a lot and a lot."

Me: "I miss him too."

We had a lot of fun on our quick visit. They were devastated to leave. Thanks for letting us crash, guys. :)