orange slide

The mind of a toddler is quite amazing. We often wonder where they come up with some of the things that come out of their mouths! And since October / November, the kids speech has just been so real. They really are little people now! One of my favorite expressions they have shared with us is "Roll it like a doggie!" I have no idea where they got that one, but one day at lunch, they were being particularly ornery about eating and started goofing off. Shocking! And then busted out with "roll it like a doggie!" and had their hands / arms rolling in front of them, like you would for "The wheels on the bus go round and round..."

And yesterday, they were having some tangerines. Jeff and the kids LOVE them. Kyle and Emily like to peel them themselves as well. They do quite well, but somtimes struggle to pull out the "bellybutton"! You know, the fleshy piece in the middle of the top that holds it together once it's peeled. They have made great strides in getting it out all by themselves. Emily will then eat her orange slices. Kyle though, I think just likes to peel and play with them. Because once it's peeled, he separates them all, counting them out and making some design in front of him. Yesterday, he did his thing and said, "Look Mommy, it's orange slide!" And it kind of really looks like a slide of oranges! You have your steps going up on the left and then a smoother slide down on the right!