I was in Virginia over the weekend, and my nieces and nephews had a few words of wisdom for me.
This stuff is probably better suited for the mommy blog, (it's funny, too. - check it out) but I had to share.
My niece Aisha, and I were looking at a book about animals and bugs.
We were also trying to teach her sister, Kaiya, some new words.
As I went over the word "moth" with Kaiya, her sister had the following comment:
"Auntie 'Chele, I like moths."
I replied, "You do?"
"Yes," Aisha said, nodding, then added, "But not when they are on my feeet."
"Then, I don't like them," she said.
I wasn't quite sure what to say to that one.
My sister said she has no idea when some rogue moth may have attacked my niece's feet. Here she is, watching television, and she doesn't know I took her picture.
Example #2
I asked my nephew, Jason, about how he liked school. They just went back recently, and I wanted to check on his progress.
He said, "I like the third grade, but there's only one problem: I'm in class with the SAME girls I was in class with last year."
I replied, "Oh. . . "
He said, "Yeah, there are no new girls!"
I left that one alone. I didn't get a chance to quiz my sister on that one, but I will ask her about it when I see her again. Here's Jason, doing his thing and eating a messy ice cream bar.
Example #3
Last, but not least, my youngest niece, Kaiya, is 2, and learning to talk. She's in that stage where she's repeating everything we say.
We were at Cosco with my dad, and her mom Sunday. My dad was holding Kaiya and tickling her. He went to act like he was going to eat her (something she really likes), and she let him.
After her laughing subsided, she looked at him with a serious face and said, "You silly, Nandada.*"
This from the silliest child on the planet, and one who likes for us to hang her upside down and tickle her belly, or bite her feet.
Go figure. Here she is, looking at me through one of the Rescue Heroes bases.
*NOTE: "Nandada" is the nickname the kids all have for my dad. He loves it, and loves being a granddad. It's a long, but cute story.*
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