The kids at the San Francisco Zoo yesterday:

Okay, so cuteness is never gratuitous.

Sophia’s current favorite toy is the My Little Pony she got for her birthday.

               SOPHIA
     Mama! I have a song. Sing with me.
     My little pony, my little pony, she's so
     beautiful, my little pony, my little pony --
               SIMON
     Mama! Mama! Mama!
               MAMA
     Yes, Simon?
               SIMON
     I have a song too.
               MAMA
     What is it?
               SIMON
     My big pony, my big pony...

I think Darin and I lost thousands of brain cells because we were laughing so hard about that one. Whenever Sophia and Simon get into an argument, I start humming “My Big Pony.” (Which was the same tune as “My Little Pony,” natch.)

I foresee many years to come of this sort of argument clinic between the two of them. “That’s not an argument, that’s contradiction!”

The kids are running around, playing together. Each is staying in character while they play.

The girl is a fairy princess.

The boy is a dinosaur.

Sigh.