As one who endlessly hopes and dreams, I’ve always been one to wish on everything. Candles, stars, 11:11, eyelashes, pennies, dandelions, you name it. Well, it would stand to reason that at least a little bit of this has rubbed off on my kids.

This morning, I pulled an eyelash off my 4-year-old’s cheek and extended my finger for him to make his wish and blow it off. He already knows the drill.

Now, I know they say if you tell someone your wish, it won’t come true, but I have to admit I just love hearing my kids’ wishes. It’s such a glimpse into their personalities, and today was no exception.

My 4-year-old took a deep breath, puffing up his chest, and exhaled with a quick, forceful blow. He then announced, “I wished that I was 16 and had a Honda car I could drive myself and had my own house.”

My 2-year-old looked at him like he was completely crazy and stated matter-of-factly, in 2-year-old language, “I wish I a butterfly.”

Yep, this sums them up perfectly.

What would you wish for?