Imagination at work

Hannah's imagination is going crazy these days! A few weeks ago at dinner with Mimi and Pawpaw, she told us that Mimi couldn't drink her diet coke because Na-Na-Naa was in her drink. I can't remember now if that was our first visit with Na-Na-Naa or not, but she was serious that her friend was there. I finally found out that sometimes Na-Na-Naa is a green squirrel, sometimes a panda bear, and sometimes an elephant. Na-Na-Naa can fit in the palm of her hand (or a cup) and works a lot of hours away from us. One morning, Marty the Zebra (yes, she stole this from Madagascar) joined Na-Na-Naa when Hannah woke up and has been with him ever since. Her most recent addition was Cody Masters, who is a boy in an older class at her school that she talks about from time to time. Now, he goes swimming, takes naps, eats dinner and hangs out with us regularly. I did have to draw the line on Cody Masters showering with us. Na-Na-Naa and Marty shower with us, but Cody Masters has caused us to have talks about privacy! Ha Ha! While we were in San Antonio this weekend, Hannah noticed a building across the riverwalk from us with vines growing on it. She said, "Yook (Look)! That building is dressed up like a tree." I love her outlook on things! She goes from being very imaginative to being pretty practical, though. One of her favorite questions this weekend became, "Can a (insert animal here) talk?" She's asked about an elephant, a monster, a robot, a lion, a cow, etc. I ask her what sounds those animals make and explain that is their talking, but they don't talk in the way that people talk unless they're pretend like on TV or in books.