Ya-ya and Chiquita stories

Yaya: "Daddy, guess what! If we didn't have a head, we wouldn't need a pillow!"

Laughing

"And if we didn't have a mouth, we wouldn't need a snack. And if we didn't have hands we wouldn't need spoons! I hope I don't cut off my lip."

Shocked

Turns out, she got some of these ideas from a TV show. More monitoring required, methinks.

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It's a furniture polish.

It's a desert topping.

It's both! Very Happy

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T just took Yaya and Keetah on a whirlwind trip to see their new cousing.

While on the plane, Mama was reading Is Your Mama a Llama? and asking all about the pictures. She pointed to an animal and asked Yaya what is was called. Yaya said she thought it was a wombat! Mama said that it was a opossum.

"Maaamaaaaa, that can't be a opossum!"

"Why not?"

"Beeeecause, in the picture, it's daytime, and opossums are nocturnal!"

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Wow! Smarty.

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Well, we're back from Disneyland. Two weeks of relentless chaos....

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Tell us more! (And missed ya.)

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I will, (and thanks). Gotta get caught up at work, first....

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There was plenty of time for conversation on the drive to and from California.

Yaya: Where do snakes come from?

Mama: Eggs.

Yaya: EGGS! Well, that's just like BIRDS!

Daddy: Yep. Lots of animals come from eggs. In fact, one of the things that makes a mammal is that their babies aren't born from eggs. You are a mammal and you were born alive.

Yaya: But, Daddy - I'm not an animal!

Daddy: Yes, you are. You're a mammal. All people are animals.

Yaya: NOOOO! Daaaddyyyy...I'm not an animal - I'm a manimal. Because people are humans, and humans are mammals, and people aren't maminals - and humans aren't mamainal - and people aren't humans, and humans aren't animals...and....I'm not an animal. People are manimals!

Okay, then.

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She sure told ya.

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Keetah and Yaya are having a snack. Keetah just came in and asked for some more cheese, but offered me her very last piece. Sweetie.

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Awwwww! That is so very sweet, DrewDad.

On the other end of the spectrum, M, yesterday, picked out my last slice of mandarin orange out of my mouth and ate it. Yeah.

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Disney trip day 1: Traveled from Austin to the ass-end of nowhere (also known as El Paso). 10 hours in the car with two toddlers. Surprisingly, everything seemed to go smoothly.

Disney trip day 2: Traveled from what we thought was the ass-end of nowhere to the burning, itching sensation on the ass-end of nowhere (AKA Phoenix, AZ). What insane person voluntarily chooses to reside in Phoenix? 110 degrees F. Constant dry wind. Crazy, crazy people.

Disney trip day 3: Phoenix to Anaheim, CA. Oh. My. God. Southern California is a wasteland. No wonder they seem so crazy; everybody's jostling for space in the 20' strip next to the coast where the temperatures are somewhat liveable. Nevermind the wildfires, sandy soil, and gang infestations. "Sunny California" is about all they've got to brag about....

Disney trip day 4: First day at Disneyland. We race around trying to ride as many attractions as we can. Later, we'll learn to be a little more sedate. Yaya and Keetah are in heaven, but a little dazed. Then comes the Enchanted Tiki Room. Every irritation is made a non-issue by the look of pure wonder and joy on Keetah's face as the birds start singing.

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Omigod you DROVE!? You're a brave, brave man. Or a foolish, foolish man. Or both -- but looks like the trip there anywhere actually went OK. (I'm super impressed.)

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A combination of planning, bribery, and a DVD player....

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Disneyland has several parades a day. While watching the "block party" parade, some of the dancers came out and invited kids to go out and dance; Yaya was one of those invited.

She had a blast, trying to imitate the dance moves and even taking a bow at the end.

Later, we're walking through the park and she's dancing along. "I'm a parade all by myself!"

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Disney trip day 2: Traveled from what we thought was the ass-end of nowhere to the burning, itching sensation on the ass-end of nowhere (AKA Phoenix, AZ). What insane person voluntarily chooses to reside in Phoenix? 110 degrees F. Constant dry wind. Crazy, crazy people.

Sounds very similar to Broken Hill NSW.

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Here's the Enchanted Tiki Room show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhApjPASb64.

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One of Yaya's favorite rides turned out to be the Matterhorn bobsled ride. A not-to-rough rollercoaster, but with roaring Yetis.

She loved the ride, but not the Yetis. She still wanted to go over and over again.

Remember, she's not-quite-four.

Here's T's blog post on the subject:

T wrote:

Many of the Disney rides contain things that might be pretty scary for little people - but Yaya and Keetah take it right in stride. For example, Yaya chose to ride the Matterhorn Bobsleds after having been told there was a monster that growled at you on the ride. This was the conversation that followed after the ride:

Yaya: "I didn't think that Yeti was scary. What's a Yeti?"
Daddy: "A monster that likes snow and ice. It's Mickey Mouse magic. Mickey Mouse and Daddy and Mommy don't let anything here hurt anyone."
Yaya: "Why does he growl at people?"
Daddy: "Hmmmm...maybe because he doesn't like people sliding through his house on the bobsleds? He shouldn't growl though, should he?"
Yaya: "No, that's not very nice. He should be polite and say, "Please stay out of my house!"
Daddy: "Yes, people should wait for an invitation."
Yaya: "Do you think he would invite me on the ride again? It was pretty fun."
Daddy: "Probably..."
Yaya: "I'll be the Yeti and I'll invite you to my house."
Daddy: "Ding-dong...hello Yeti..."
Yaya: "Come in! You are invited!"
Daddy: "Let's have a tea party (waiting inline for the tea cups at this point). I'll bring tea."
Keetah: "I bring cupcakes. And Ba-oons. And cake! Happy Birfday, Monstah!"
Yaya: "Mama - you be the Yeti now..."

And so it goes. Next time we ride the bobsleds...we'll be singing "Happy Birthday!"

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_Heatwave_ wrote:

Awwwww! That is so very sweet, DrewDad.

On the other end of the spectrum, M, yesterday, picked out my last slice of mandarin orange out of my mouth and ate it. Yeah.

Keetah is having a hard time with the whole sharing thing. Yaya will ask her to share a bite of sandwich; Keetah holds out the sandwich to Yaya, then snatches it away when Yaya reaches for it. You can see Keetah wants to share but just can't let go....

On our return from Disney, it started raining.

Yaya said, "Yay! I love the rain!"
Keetah responded, "NOOOOOO - It's MY wain!"
I said, "You can both like the rain."
Keetah, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MY WAIN!!! IT'S MINE - NOT YAYA'S."

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Days 5 & 6 were at Disney again. Many more rides. One favorite was Toad's Wild Ride. They got to sit in the driver's seat and pretend to drive. Another favorite is at California Adventure park, the Monster's Inc. ride.

Throughout the trip we'd see characters, who would sign the girls' autograph books. Keetah was not too sure of these folks, and was often unwilling to be photographed with them.

The exeception was Sully. The character is at least seven feet tall with huge amounts of fur... Keetah runs up and hugs him!

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