You know your kid is a New Yorker when...

...she asks for money by making signs.

The signs read: "I need some cash" "Isabella need for money" "Love Isabella" & "To Mommy"

I laughed so hard.  I couldn't resist and I gave her some coins.  (I usually make her work hard for her money.)  She insisted I put them in the "box" (a kids' chair turned upside down) rather than putting it in her hand.  She then, promptly, asked for "cash", meaning, paper money.  I caved and tossed in a dollar bill.  I figured creativity doesn't come cheap.  And since I took a photo...I totally had to pay up.