Excerpt from tonight’s pre-bedtime conversation ….

Two-year-old: Mary Ann slipped on the ice and broke her foot.
Two-year-old’s Butler: Oh, we should pray for her.
TYO: Yeah. What’s a Mary Ann?
TYOB: She’s a lady who got trapped on an uncharted desert isle with a professor, a movie star, a millionaire and his wife, and Gilligan. And the skipper, too.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: Well, their tiny ship, the SS Minnow, got lost and ran aground.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: Because they thought it would only be a three hour tour, but then the weather started getting rough.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: Because it was a storm.
TYO: Did Jesus calm that storm?
TYOB: No, it was a different storm.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: So that they could make a sitcom.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: Because people like to laugh.
TYO: Why?
TYOB: Because it’s better than crying.
TYO: Oh ….
TYOB: Yeah.
TYO: Daddy, why do we need belly buttons?