Last night at dinner I was helping abby with letters and I wrote PAL. She identified the letters “P-A-L.”

Then I asked, “What does that spell?”

“Pal.”

And thus I am now the father of a girl who has far more knowledge of letters and words than I expected of a 3 year old. Not that I thought Abby was dumb, but this is rather amazing for my brain and heart. She’s growing up fast!