Memory

How much could a child remember?

Two Christmases ago, when Evelyn was nearly one, I accidentally knocked down a green candle holder when dusting and broke it. I cleaned it up, and as it was not valuable or important, it was never brought up again. A few weeks ago, for some reason, Evelyn noticed the green candle holder's red companion, and mentioned how I had knocked down the green one and shattered it. I was very surprised. She was not yet one at that time, could she really remembered it? Perhaps because it was the first time she saw glass break? I wonder what else can she recall...