Our Persisting Memories

If any of you have heard/know my children you know they have been screamers since they were little.  The older girls have *mostly* outgrown it, but Daphne is right in the middle of this phase. (sigh)  If you have heard them scream you will also know they are very LOUD.  Like, piercing loud.  Daphne screams when she is mad at her sisters, screams when she is sad, or even happy.  There is a lot of screaming in our house lately.  Being 19 months old she still doesn't understand  a lot of what we are saying to her, but she does understand a finger to the mouth with a "Sh!"  So we decided to start this over the weekend and so far she seems to get it.  She doesn't scream as long or stops when we shush her.  Still, there is (or was at least) doubt in my mind if she understands what we are trying to communicate to her; what we expect of her.  I received my proof tonight!  Phoebe was completely sobbing about something and Daphne walked up to her leaned forward a little and ...

A conversation I had with Sophia and Phoebe the other day while sitting at the table eating lunch.... Somehow we got on the topic of how you say things in Spanish.  Phoebe starts off with trying to say "dad" in Spanish.  Sophia helped her and also told her about "mom".  I took it a step further and told them "hermana" was Spanish for sister and "hermano" is for brother.  Their minds were blown.  So they began repeating all these words trying to figure out the sounds when this gem came out of Phoebe..... P: How do you laugh in Spanish? H: (trying to hide laughing) They just laugh.  They laugh however they laugh.  Mexicans (because that is what we have in Texas, so don't judge!) are people like us and they just laugh their own way. P:  Like this? (then starts to do a weird laugh) S:  Or like this?  (also an odd laugh) H:  No, no you guys.  They laugh however the laugh is for each person, like you. S:  So do Spanish people not laugh? H:  (thinki...