Monster Friends

Oh, to have the imagination of a 4 year old again. 

On the way to summer camp this morning, Ethan and I had the following conversation (I'll try my best to remember it all....):

I just called my mom to ask her to remind me to write a check to my dad this afternoon when we got home.  As soon as I hung up,

Ethan asked: Is Grandpa behind us?

Me: No, honey.  I was just asking Grandma to write me a note so that I could remember to write a check to Grandpa.

Ethan: A check? (insert my thoughts here: Oh, boy.  This is going to be interesting).

Me: Yes, a check for money.

Ethan: What's a check?

Me: It's for money.  Mommy owed Grandpa some money and so I'm going to pay him back.

Ethan:  How do you get the money?

Me: Well, we have a checking account at the bank where our money is kept and when we need money we write checks or we use our debit card. (at this point I'm wondering why I have decided to keep answering these questions).

Ethan: (for the sake of time and space....he basically asked me about money, how do we get money, from having jobs, etc.).

Me: Mommy and daddy both have jobs and we make money that way.

Ethan: Well, I have lots of jobs.

Me: Oh, really.  What do you do?

Ethan: I rescue balls and kids and babies.

Me: Oh, wow.  Do you rescue Reese?

Ethan: Oh, no.  I rescue other babies.  And then I put them in the bank where they will be safe and my monster friends will take care of them.

Me: Oh, your monster friends?  Who are they?

Ethan:  Well, they are kind of scary sometimes but they don't scare you or daddy or Reese. 

Me: Oh, but they scare you?

Ethan: Um, yeah.  But sometimes they are nice.  I have 4 monster friends.  They are Tom, Bloop-Bloop, Jerry and my Tree Friend.  (I'm not making this up people.....).

Me:  Oh.  Are your monster friends a cat and mouse like Tom and Jerry on TV?

Ethan:  Oh, no.  Mom, they are MONSTER friends.  UGGGGHHGHH.  (A loud sigh from the back seat).

Me: Oh, sorry. 

Ethan:  Sometimes my monster friends are good and sometimes they are bad.  Then I get rid of them.  So now I only have one monster friend.....Jerry.  He helps me take care of the babies.

The End. 

Oh, how I love this kid.