Sugar
Today, we went out for dinner. And, as it commonly happens with toddlers, the food couldn't come out fast enough. We tried all the tricks in the book . . . and then Erik went for the sugar packets.
Erik: Evy, try this.
Erik licks his finger, puts it in the sugar packet, and licks his finger again.
Everett, with a crease in his forehead, isn't sure what he means.
Erik, again, licks his finger, puts it in the sugar packet, and licks his finger again.
Everett puts his finger in the sugar packet and after a few attempts finally gets that he is supposed to lick the white granules instead of wiping them off his finger.
Evy: MMMMmmmmm!
Evy then proceeds to eat the entire sugar packet all by himself.
Money
Erik involves Everett every step of the way when paying for items at the cash register. Everett knows how to put the card in the machine at Target; he knows how to show the attendants the membership card at Costco; he understands that the pencilwand does something cool at the keypad; and he now expects the receipt.
The only thing is that he is teething, and everything IMMEDIATELY goes in his mouth. I don't care how fast you think you are . . . he is faster.
