something i keep forgetting to write about:

carter just won't say "snow"

i have no idea why. it is "ice" -- of course, yes, it is ice. so when ava gets up in arms and insists it's snow, and he insists just as vehemently that it is ice, i can say with authority that they are both right.

but the funny part is that he substitutes ice for snow in every instance. so, it is not a snowboard, it is an iceboard. and an iceman, and an icecat and an ice ball, and an icemobile. NO ONE has ever used these terms, and even when he says them, we all usually say, yes! there goes the snowcat, off to groom the mountain....it is very interesting.

he even makes it a verb: "mommy! icing!"

as for ava, tonight she asked me "why are they called starbursts, mommy? they're square. shouldn't they be 'squarebursts? or, if you turn them a little they could be diamondbursts...but they are not stars."

i don't know, ava. all i can explain is the 'burst' part of the name. that i know for certain is because it is a 'burst of refreshing fruit flavor for you!'

but the commercials never addressed the shape. perhaps we should write a letter.