My (brown) baby

This little boy came up to us at the park today  (maybe 4 yrs old ?) and started chatting as Eli ran and climbed around him. The boy said, "why is he brown and you're white?" I told him it was because Eli's dad is korean, but the boy didn't know what that was (for the record this was coming from a dark/black kid). Like most things on the playground it was quickly dismissed as the monkey bars were far more interesting than a lesson in ethnic diversity. But it was funny to me because I think Eli looks so white. A lot of friends tell us they are surprised how balanced he is-- truly has each of us in him. Leaves me wondering if this next baby will enter the world with black straight hair. We'll see...