Macchiato?

Devlin is our first-born, and like many smitten parents, we believe our son to be the brightest and smartest child in the world. From the very young age of 26 months or so, he demonstrated an uncanny ability to recognize pictures, logos and would point them out to us.


For example, if he saw the Starbucks logo, he would say "Mommy macchiato" because that's where Mommy got her dose of java.


The golden arches prompted the cry of "Fries, fries, please" and the Tim Horton's store meant "donuts". The bank was the 'money store'. He recognized Best Buy and having spent lots of time wandering the aisles of Home Depot, he could spot a Home Depot from many miles away. If he caught a glimpse of the orange stripe, we would hear, "Look Daddy, Home Depot!"

Once, we were driving down to the grandparents and took a different route that entailed a bathroom stop in Brantford. Across the highway was the Home Depot. Devlin was fast asleep, but the moment he opened his eyes when the van came to a stop, he shouted "Home Depot!"



And then there was the time at the doctor's office. While waiting for our turn with the pediatrician, I was trying to entertain a hyper 2.5 year old by pointing out the cars in the parking lot. Never mind that. He saw something else that caught his eye.

"Look Mommy! The Beer Store!" he shouted excitedly as the door opened and the doctor walked in.