The concept of twins

It was an exciting day at daycare today because it was one of Toby’s friends’ birthdays. As he excitedly announced this to me I realized it was one of the twins. Just as I was processing this he added, “And there were TWO Birthdays, Mommy!” and then named the other twin whose birthday it also was today.

“Toby,” I asked, “Do you know WHY they have the same birthday?”

Toby thought about this for a second, trying to put the obvious into words.

“Yes, Mommy.” He concluded, “It’s because they match.”