It was sunny and warm and wonderful here today so we ate lunch in the yard to celebrate.  Kaden and I were playing on a blanket and Mackinna was wondering around talking to folks in her imaginary world and just being Mackinna.  I wasn't paying much attention to her, then I looked up to notice she's pushing my garden gnome in the baby swing.  She carried him all around the yard, up on her shoulder, talking to him the whole way.  She showed him "neighbor Tim's" house, her playhouse, her little table... he got the entire tour in her caregiver tone of voice.   Then she proceeded to bring him inside.  When I asked her why she was doing this- she responded, "He's cold outside mommy."