Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

I point to my eyes and ears and mouth and nose. Just like the song.
This day I point to a new part. My teeth.
Teeth.
“Did you say ‘teeth?’” Mom asks.
I grin and tap a tooth with my finger.
Teeth.
“Very good,” Mom says. “That’s a new word for you. And you’ve got lots of teeth. Eight on top [...]

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Talk with the hands

I move my hand as I talk. Palm up. Fingers spread. I shift my wrist side to side.
It helps me make my point.

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Elmo

Mom and I walk through the store.
Elmo!
“What did you say?” Mom asks.
I point at a tee shirt. Elmo!
“Wow! I did not know you knew Elmo,” Mom says. “That’s the first brand name you know.”

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Audrey on a pedestal

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Sneak a snack

It is three o’clock. It is time for a snack. I let Dad know.
I point high. Way up high. Eh. Eh. Eh.
“What’s there?” Dad asks.
I pinch my big finger and thumb together. Open. Close. Open. Close. Like a crab. And point some more. Eh. Eh. Eh.
Dad opens the door to the cupboard. And [...]

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Ginger bread man

Dad and I sit and play with soft clay. He has the small brown can. I have a purple can.
I squish the purple clay in my fist and poke it with my fingers.
But Dad shapes his clay. I watch him. Soon I see a small man. Dad puts red lips on his face and white [...]

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Two-horse open sleigh

Dashing through the snow, in a two-horse open sleigh,
O’er the fields we go, laughing (and crying) all the way.
Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Waa. Waa. Waa. Waa.
To the cabin we go, for cider and cocoa.
The man in red appears, just as it begins to snow.
Oh! Ho! Ho! Ho!
Dashing home again, the view is snowy white.
Oh, [...]

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