Before bed tonight Chase and I were reading through his Highlights magazine and there was a page all about trees. One of the activities on the page is asking your child questions about the pictures. So I asked Chase, "Why is it important to plant trees?" And this was his answer, "Gravity! Trees give us gravity. It is a lot like a really heavy brick and then you cut the brick with a really sharp knife."
One of my favorite things as a parent is hearing the things that come out of the amazing little brain. In the end we also agreed that besides gravity, trees are great homes for animals and tire swings : )