1. Tali: Mommy, you and Simon and Daddy and Baby Who (our nickname for Baby #3) just aren’t enough for me. I need someone I can ride. I need a horse!

2. Tali: I just wish I could marry Simon!

3. Jack Thomas to Tali: I love you.
Tali in reply: I love you, too… I guess this means we’ll be good friends from now on.

Of course, Simon’s not saying much in words that we can understand at this point. But he is able to communicate some very important things. If he wants cheese, the word is “ch” or “choo,” usually with intensity and desperation. For grapes, he gives a little piggy snort, also with intensity and desperation, and lots of cuteness. If it’s a drink of water he’s longing for, it’s a run to the sink accompanied by a slurping sound. And while he has the sounds for animals like pig, cow, horse and dog down pretty well, his “word” for frog is, “hhha-hhha.” Oh, the mysteries of the toddler mind.

What fun our ears enjoy daily with these two crazy cuties (and Jack, on occasion). Two little blessings, indeed!