Not Southern “dinner” (which means lunch), I mean the dinner that the rest of the country eats (which is, of course, supper).

Merida (6) asked if the Easter bunny is real. I asked what she thought and she said it’s parents. I asked Elsa (4.5) and she said “Yah, it’s parents – NOT!! How could they even do that?” So I told Merida later that she was right that parents are the easter bunny and that now she knows the special information and she too is the easter bunny. TBH it’s kind of a relief to have half the charade done. I hate lying to the kids.

Kid survey: Elsa (age 4.5)

1. If you won a million dollars, what would you buy? The Ariel doll

2. How long does it take to get to the U.K.?

5 seconds

3. What does Mom always say to you?

I love you

4. What job would you like to do when you grow up?

A princess

5. What is the capital of America?

Memphis

6. Where do babies come from?

Womb

7. At what age do you become an adult?

20

8. If you could change one rule your family has, what would it be?

Play whatever game you want

9. If you could be a superhero, what superpower would you have?

Invisible

10. What would you do to save the planet?

Get goggles to see who is after the whales

11. If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Pasta

12. How much does it cost to buy a house?

$20

13. Why do you think we should be nice to others?

So they don’t get hurt

14. What does love mean to you?

That I love you and you’re my best friend

15. What are you scared of?

Bad guys

16. What is so important?

To keep your family safe

Kid survey: Merida (age 6)

1. If you won a million dollars, what would you buy? A computer

2. How long does it take to get to the U.K.?

34 hours

3. What does Mom always say to you?

Baloney. I love you.

4. What job would you like to do when you grow up?

Full time mom. Mathematician and linguist.

5. What is the capital of America?

California

6. Where do babies come from?

Uterus

7. At what age do you become an adult?

34

8. If you could change one rule your family has, what would it be?

Be allowed to scooter in the front yard

9. If you could be a superhero, what superpower would you have?

Quickness

10. What would you do to save the planet?

Clean up the ocean

11. If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Ice cream

12. How much does it cost to buy a house?

It depends on what type of house it is

13. Why do you think we should be nice to others?

Because it’s nice

14. What does love mean to you?

Family

15. What are you scared of?

Lightning and scooby doo

16. What is so important?

My family