Me: do you want the last piece of 萝卜糕

EV: no, I’m full.

Me: you sure? It’s really good.

EV: Even if it was a Cheetos, I wouldn’t eat it right now.

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Me: you know, airplanes don’t just have kid’s meals. They also have all-vegetable meals and all-fruit meals.

EV: do they have an all-meat meal?

Me: Haha

EV: how about an all-candy meal?

I was relating a story to Slo about Toni at church saying to me about AE, “Hmm, is she growing? She look longer!” As I was relating it, AE goes, “yah, longer this way” spreading her hands apart.

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NÉ: guess what animal I am! Woof! Woof! Woof!

Me: a dog?

NÉ: yes! How about now? meow meow meow!

Me: a cat?

NÉ: very good!

Me: ok, now my turn. Guess what animal I am. [making frantic actions and crazy sounds]

EV (from the table where she is working): A NÉ!!!!

Me: yes! How about now? [arms cross and single grunt]

NÉ and EV: An AÉ!

Me: yes! And now? [fingers like glasses and sweetly saying] hello!

NÉ: an EV!!! My turn my turn! Guess what animal I am! [wild and crazy antics]

Me: a NÉ!

NÉ: yes! And now? [grunt]

Me: an AE!

NÉ: yes!! And now? [picking up a blanket running to each person] Would you like this? Would you like to have this?

Me: That’s an EV.

Né: Mommy can you brush my teeth?

Me: Ok

Né: Use the unectric toothbrush

Me: You mean the electric toothbrush?

Né: No. The un-ectric toothbrush.

EV: Daddy, my butt hurts! It feels like there’s a hedgehog inside!

EV: mommy, what are you getting me for Christmas?

Me: why should I get you anything for Christmas?

EV: because there’s no Santa Claus, so you have to give me presents.