“I can put you down any time and make you walk.”

“Aunt Hayden, Uncle Kevin is scolding me.”

Jeremy complained to Hayden.

She smiled. “Okay. Let’s tell your great-nana about this later and have her scold him, okay?”

After thinking about it, Jeremy said, “Don’t tell Great-Nana. If she gets angry, she’ll hit Uncle Kevin with her walking stick. I don’t want her to hit Uncle Kevin. I still like him a lot.”

Kevin pinched his nephew’s cheek. “You’re really good with your words, just as your aunt s