Jamie takes a particular pleasure in being the voice of reason around Connor. Where we are pretty happy to let Connor's rather Romantic 5-year-old version of reality exist on its own Jamie likes to explain the way things really are. He has a sort of deadpan, "just the facts" way of doing it, which contrasts charmingly with Connor's high-pitched, enthusiastic voice of wonder. It makes them a very good comedy team.
For example the other day, Connor, having been to our zoo probably 50 times, just realized that there are cheetahs (his current fave animal, along with the Draco Lizard), there. To be fair, they often lie out of view in the shade, so he really hasn't seen them in a while. He was amazed by this though, knowing as he does from the Wild Kratts, that cheetahs are the fastest land animal. In a voice of astonishment and beautiful wonder he said "How do they catch them???" Before Sarah or I could say anything Jamie replied in his most dour tone, "Dey shoot dem with tranquilizer guns Connnooo." Connor wasn't to be so easily put off and was in the midst of asking how they did that while they were running so fast, when Jamie cut him off with: "While they are sleeping."
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