Minnie's Apples

Sterling is starting to come up with some interesting stories.  I always forget exactly how they go, but I really don't want to forget them.  I want to start recording some of them here even if I don't get them exactly word for word.  I think they are funny I hope this one gives you a laugh too!

Tonight after we had our family worship time, I was talking to Sterling about each of the ornaments on the advent tree.  We were reviewing what the mean.

Sidenote: I was really worried that it would all be over his head this year, but I must say that I was very wrong.  Having ornaments that represent the concept we are teaching each night has been such a great help for Sterling.  Each night we review all of the ornaments and I am amazed at how much these visual clues help him remember.  It is so precious to hear your child see the black heart and say that we disobey God and then see a cross next to it and say Jesus died for our sin and see a lamb and say He was the sacrifice. "No more lamb sacrifice, Jesus is the sacrifice"  Thank you Father for beginning to plant these truths in his mind and hopefully in his heart!

Anyway, we were talking about what one of the ornaments meant and Sterling started talking about apples.  I was a bit thrown off and curious so I asked him what he was talking about.  This is somewhat how the conversation went:

Sterling: Eat the apples
Me: What apples?  Did you eat some apples today  (I've been gone this afternoon)
S: Eat some apples.  Giraffe eat the apples.
Me: The giraffe ate the apples
S: Yes  Apples on the tree
Me: What giraffe (I'm pretty sure he has imagined a giraffe eating apples at this point, random)  Are there apples on the tree?
S:  Yes. points to the Christmas tree
Me: Are there apples on the Christmas tree
S: Yes.
Me: There are? (we have no apples on our Christmas tree)  Show me where they are, I can't see them.
S:  No, apples on the tree.
Me: (thinking maybe outside)  Are there apple on our trees outside?
S: Yes.
S:  Minnie's apple tree
Me: Manny's apples?  Handy Manny's apples?  Does Handy Manny have an apple tree?
S: MINNIE'S apple tree
Me: Oh Minnie Mouse has an apple tree (I am remembering at this point maybe seeing an apple tree on Mickey Mouse one time)
S: Yes! Minnie's apple tree.  Giraffe eat the apples.
Me: The giraffe ate the apples off of Minnie's apple tree? 
S: Yes.
Me: The giraffe ate the apples off of Minnie's tree, did he get them all?
S: No, eat the apples off of that tree.
Me: What tree?  (he points to the advent tree which has felt ornaments that could look like apples to him)
Me:  Are there apples on our advent tree?
S:  Yes.
Me: Did the giraffe eat the apples off of our advent tree?
S:  Yes.
Me: Are they all gone or are there some left?
S: All gone.  Giraffe ate all the apples.
S: Minnie has an apple tree.
Me: Does she still have some apples?
S:  Yes.
Me:  Do you think she would share with us since all of our apples are gone?
S:  Yes. Eat Minnie's apples.

What a dizzying mind an almost 2-year-old must have.  It is so fun to get to peak inside of it from time to time.

Read on to meet Sterling's dear friend.  Or should I say "horse friend"?  Was that too cheesy?