Evelynn, Paxton and I went over to the Hershey Outlets this evening for a bit of shopping. Having two less children made it a much smoother trip than usual. I'm assuming this lack of chaos and noise prompted her to double her animated antics. I have a sit-and-stand stroller (obviously Paxton was sitting) but the standing part was vacant as this is normally reserved for McKenna. We were quietly shopping when Evelynn stood up on the standing platform, began stomping her feet and clapping, and then sang very loudly "WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU!!!!" As this was not exactly something I had expected from her, I just stared at her. As she started a third round, I stopped her. By then several people were staring at us. I asked her to get down and then I asked her where on earth she had heard that song. "Daddy was singing it today". Oh. "And you have to sing it loud because it's an exciting song." Yeah, well, how about not in the middle of Carter's.
On the drive home, Evelynn asked me to turn on Taylor Swift and to put it on her favorite song, which is 'Mean'... and also sung loudly. No problem since we were in the car. After a while 'Speak Now' came on which I'm not a huge fan of... the music is pretty but I think it's a little ridiculous. Any way, Evelynn said "That's my new favorite Taylor Swift song." Great. "Mom, is Taylor Swift a fairy tale or is she real?" She's real. "Wow, like a human?" Yep, like a human. "Where does she live?" I don't know, maybe Nashville, Tennessee. "Why would she live there?" Because she is a country singer (under my breath: sort of...) and that's where a lot of country stars live. "Have I been to Tennessee?" Yes, we drive through Nashville almost every time we go to Grandma and Grandpa's house. "Really?!? Next time we go see Grandma and Grandpa, we should stop and spend the night at Taylor Swift's house." Um, I don't see that happening. We don't know her. "Well, then we need to meet her." Why? "Because I want to tell her that I love her songs and that one (Speak Now) is beautiful. She sings so pretty." Sigh. It could be worse, I suppose. She could be wanting to visit Freddie Mercury.
