from the mouth of a four-year-old

Today while I was at work, a fellow BYUB employee stopped by to help fix an issue on my coworker's computer. Normally this wouldn't be a blog worthy event, but he happened to have his adorable four-year-old in tow, and she took quite the liking to me. The opening line of our friendship was a hearty "That's my dad!" while pointing to her father. I knew after that moment that our brief friendship would be worth recording.

On Disneyland and Education
Four-year-old: We're going to Disneyland!
Me: Wow, that sounds fun. I've never been to Disneyland.
FYO: You should come with us!
Me: Well I have to go to school.
FYO: [in a "oh, you silly person" tone of voice] Well we're not going today! We're going in four days!
Me: I still have school then.
FYO: Oh. That's a lot of school.

On Carpet Colors
[looking at the carpet] We have carpet too! It's rainbow colored. Except not upstairs. We didn't paint it rainbow there. Upstairs it's the color of skin.

On Foliage
FYO: [looking at a fish tank on a nearby desk] Is there a fish in there?
Me: I don't know. Why don't you go check.
FYO: [after inspecting the fish tank more closely] No fish. Just trees.

On the Wonders of Fast Food
FYO: Have you ever been to McDonald's?
Me: Yeah, I have.
FYO: Have you been to the new McDonald's?
Me: ....yes?
FYO: It's by grandma and grandpa's house. It has a play place!
Me: I'm too big to go to the play place.
FYO: Oh, that's sad. Have you ever been to the WAY new McDonald's?

On Cereal Varieties
[very excited] I didn't know they had Fruit Loops like those ones! We only have regular Fruit Loops! These ones have special pieces. They're like the ones in Crunch Berries, but in Crunch Berries they're yellow and don't have cherry stuff in them.
(We have a box of Fruit Loop Treasures on the counter)

On Acquaintances
FYO: Do you know Bronson and Mara?
Me: Nope.
FYO:  [disappointed] Oh. They're my aunt and uncle.

On Spelling
FYO: Do you know how to spell Brianna?
Me: Yeah, I do. Is that your name?
FYO: [looking at me like I'm the dumbest person on the planet] No.
(I never did figure out why she wanted to know if I can spell Brianna.)