Today Ava Played Red Light, Green Light

You and I decided to give mom a little rest this morning and headed to the store to do our rocery shopping. 

As we left Walmart and headed for Aldi, we stopped at the light to cross Rt. 62. 

"Ava, what does a red light mean?" 

You had no idea. So I explained "Red light means stop." 

And followed it up with "What does a green light mean?" 

Again, crickets. And understandably so. You've never been posed these questions.

I literally told you each one twice and you had it down. 

When we got into the store, I waited a few minutes to see if it would stick or if you would forget about it. 

You picked up right where we left off.

We got home, put the groceries away and went about our day. 

It was late in the evening when I remembered to tell mom what you learned today. 

"What do you do at a red light?" 

"Stop!" 

"And at a green light?"

"Go!" 

Mom added a new element to the mix, one I forgot about. 

"What do you do at a yellow light?" she asked. You hesitated and and she followed it up with "Slow down." and put her hand out in a slowing motion. 

You picked up on that right away just like you did earlier. 

Time for a new game! You and I lined up against the wall and waited for mom to say "Green light!"

When she did we slowly walked away from the wall and waited for "red light!"