Allison Wonders Where Old Balloons Go

Last night we had dinner at Red Robin (…Yum!) and Allison and Carter each got a balloon on the way out.  Their reward for being good.  So, on the way home, Allison started wondering…

ALLISON:  How do balloons fly away if they are in the house?
ME:  They can’t fly away if they are in the house.  Balloons can only fly away if they are outside.
ALLISON:  Then where do balloons go when they are in the house?

Uh-oh.  Now we’ve been caught by the inquiring mind of a little girl…

ME (giggling slightly):  Well, when the balloons get old or when you make too much noise with them and Mommy and Daddy get tired of the noise, after you and Carter go to bed we throw them in the garbage.
ALLISON (after a minute):  I don’t want you to throw this one in the garbage.

I assured her that she could play with it all day the next day and then we’ll see…

That little brain never stops thinking and it’s getting harder for us parents to get away with anything!

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