Sunday, September 22, 2013

July 4, 2011: what's a ervolution?

While watching 4th of July Fireworks, Ella asked what we do this for, anyway:

Ella: Why are there fireworks?
Me: Because we're celebrating the revolution that created our country.
Ella: What's a ervolution?
Me: Well, there was a king and he lived far away, and he wanted the people to given him their stuff and be his subjects.  They didn't want it, so they fought and made a new country.
Ella: THAT's a ervolution?
Me: well, it was ours.

Okay, so history teacher I am not.  Then I made her watch this:


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