Angela is always cracking us up. Three is a funny age. As we drove to the gym one morning Angela was saying out loud, "Those are nummy." And I asked what she was talking about. She replied, "Those things that in my nose are nummy." Great. I told her "Those are boogers and they are gross, not yummy! We use a Kleenix for those!" Then I went on and on about all the foods I give her that she turns her nose up to. What's the deal with that? Hmmm. .. Maybe if I put those foods in her nose she would try them? It's a creative solution...
Speaking of her nose, Angela is suddenly very keen on sniffing the air and commenting on smells constantly. It makes us a little self conscious these days when we talk close to her. We often get interesting comments on what our breath smells like. "You breath smell like mac an' cheese!" she told me one day - but I hadn't eaten any mac an' cheese and I don't think that is something I want my breath to smell like. Sometimes we make a game out of letting her smell our breath because she is very specific. Angela doesn't just say it smells good or bad - she states something specific that it smells like. "That smell like banilla (vanilla)" or "that smells like yucky" on a more generic day. (o: She'll make comments if she walks in a bathroom after someone or if someone toots - so look out - there's no getting anything by the olfactory policegirl in our house. She is not subtle in her observations with her nose. She can sometimes call someone out with several fingers holding tightly to her nose, "That smell like stink."
Angela can also use her sense of smell to catch me sneaking gum. I have to chew it often on the way to somewhere because Angela has given me a complex about my breath. Okay, not really, but I chew minty gum for social reasons. My girls, on the other hand, chew minty gum and tic tacs like they're going out of style - they can't get enough. (I buy the Trident with xylitol, so it's actually good for their teeth - he he he). Anyway, sometimes I just want to have a little more confidence in my breath and not have to pass out three more pieces of gum when we're driving somewhere. No matter how quiet or subtle I try to be, within seconds I hear Angela behind me, "You hab gum?" and then, "I hab a piece? I want a piece too." Then sure enough Sarah and Natalie hear this comment from the way back seat and so much for saving my gum for bad breath emergencies. (o:
Angela says things so cute. A few examples - "That's lily hot" = "That's really hot", "That's lily hard" = you can probably figure it out using the last translation, "Awwwwight" = "Alright" with a long drawn out dramatic flair which means, "I don't really want to go along with your idea, but I guess I will if I HAVE to." "I small like lunch" = "I smell something that smells like lunch", "You hep me?" = "Will you please help me mother dear."
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