When the Legumes play house or zoo or kitty or puppy, the Peanut, despite her relative youth, generally plays the dominant role. Half the time, when I respond to Beanie’s cry of, “Mama!” it is actually the Peanut to whom she is calling while they play. If you are looking for the mother/zookeeper/owner, Rennie is usually your girl.

Today I happened to notice that Ren was the baby and so I immediately investigated.

“What’s your name?” I asked.

When she hesitated, Eden immediately answered for her, “Cashy.”

“How old are you?”

Here Ren was on firm ground, “Free,” was the quick reply.

“What’s your name?” I asked Eden.

“Mom.”

“How old are you?”

“Four.”

“Oh, so you’re a young mother.”

She nodded. “Yeah…I don’t know where my wife is.”

“Husband?”

“Yeah,” she readily agreed, “but I’ve got a ring.”

And then they both ran off to look for it.