Bears!

Merryn's been talking a lot about imaginary bears lately. 

Me: Merryn, put on your shoes.

Merryn: (in a deep but enthusiastic voice) Did she say bears? I'm a bear!

Merryn: (in her normal voice) what? No, she said "shoes!"

Merryn: (bear voice) aww, I thought she said bears.

Last week, as we walked to the playground, she had James crying because she kept saying that a bear was coming. Later, I took James alone, and he wanted me to carry him the whole way, saying plaintively, "bear...coming"