Me: What do you want for your birthday?
Niece: I can have anything?
Me: Anything reasonable
Niece: I wan….
Niece: I want… a space suit!
Niece: And the moon.
Me: A space suit… and the moon?
Niece: Uh huh
Me: Since when did I become NASA and owner of a Moon?
Niece: You said I can have anythinggggggg
Me: I can get you an astronaut suit… that’s not a problem
Niece: Not one of those halloween kind though pweeeseeee. They won’t get me in space.. Niles already tried it and he cried all day at school.
Me: So let me get this straight, you want a real astronaut suit that will get you into space, and somehow obtain a moon for you
Niece: You’re the bestest best aunt everrrrrrrrrrr
Me: How about I get you an dinosaur
Me: oh! or your own little camera, that would be fun!
Niece: … but its not the moon…
Me: I’ll see what I can do, but no promises.
Niece: Try your hardestttt!!! 

Oh this girl. She’s going to suck me dry. Her birthday is approaching August 8th, we’re surprising her by taking her to the Air & Space Museum down in DC and then having nothing but a space/astronaut theme party afterward. Ever since she could talk the only thing shes wanted to do is be an astronaut or own a planet. So i’m guessing shes either going to become a space explorer, or a villain. 

I already have her presents; I bought he a damn star (yes a star!), a telescope and a bunch of glow in the dark astronomy stickers. I’m thinking about crafting a paper mache Moon and probably a couple of planets so she can hang it in her room somewhere. I’m just going to be scared what she’ll ask for next year, I don’t know how you can top wanting the Moon…