"Sit there."

While I am making dinner, Molly often likes to sit on a stook at the kitchen island while I work. When she wants to be at the island she asks "Sit there?" and points at the stool. I will place her on the stook, where she will stay for quite a while. She will ask for some apple juice and perhaps some banana, Pirates Booty, cheese, or the occasional cracker. She will play with playdough, color with crayons, or paint with water colors.

There are usually requests for "more apple juice", "cheese please", "I want 'booty'", and most recently M&Ms (thanks to her grandfather).

We spend many evenings like this, enjoying each other's company at the kitchen island.