My Name Is Birdie

On Saturday night, Joe and Clara's friends, Nathan and Andrew, came over with their parents, Anne and Brent, and Anne's dad, Jerry. They are both Joe and Clara's friends, but it is true that gender trumps quite a bit when one is a preschooler and so the boys are an instant pack and off running like dogs, while Clara flits about the adults showing off her new--apparently designer--wristlet*.  So it seemed quite fitting to learn that when she introduced herself to Jerry, she said her first name was Clara but her nickname was Birdie. Jerry asked what he should call her and she said, "Birdie."  It really would have been too much if she'd said Miss Birdie.

*Acquired at Target for free for purchasing two of Hayden Panettiere's favorite Neutrogena products.