Tidbits from Calla:

While we were at the mall's play area (right beside the skating rink).

1. "It's a Zampony!!" (yes, the Zamboni was out smoothing the rink)
2. "I wanna talk to boys." (I had hoped I'd still have a few years before worrying about that...)

The play area was much better this week than it had been over the summer - with kids back in school, everyone there was the appropriate age (not overcrowded with running climbing screaming 10-year-olds) and it wasn't jam-packed.