Tall Tales

As we were eating dinner, Missy started telling the kids about how before we had kids, when I was a humble toymaker, we went to the toy store and bought a little Lego boy who we loved and then the Blue Fairy came and brought him to life, and although he had trouble with lying, eventually he became a real boy and that's Grant. And then we so wanted a daughter and a fairy brought us a little girl no bigger than a thumb, our little Ninalina. But she was kidnapped by a toad and almost married a mole and barely made it back to us. After eating lots of vegetables, she grew big and strong.

By this time, Grant is saying- "Hey that's Pinnochio! Hey that's Thumbelina!" and then I told about how Rachel got lost in France and helped a boy cook exotic foods while hiding in his hat and Nina said "That's Ratatouille!"

Then Missy said, "But wait till you hear about how I met Daddy. My father was making a house call and got lost in a forest. He came across an impressive castle but was imprisoned by a beast. I went to save my father and took his place as the Beast's prisoner. Slowly though, we fell in love."

And I concluded, "I was about to die, but she kissed me just in time and I turned back into a human."

And Nina shouted out- "Hey, that's the frog prince!"

Then we had to explain that Disney did not come up with most stories they do movies which was a little confusing to them but I think we got it across. One thing I do like about Pixar- original stories.