Fun With Dick and Jane

TJ and Jiejie often have their heads together these days, whether they are doing homework, watching "Spongebob" in Spanish for no particular reason or brushing their teeth together, sharing a stepstool. "Brusha teeth!" TJ proclaimed tonight, summoning Jiejie,  And earlier, "chicken!"  as I was preparing to roast one. When Daddy tried to give him his nasal spray, he began to whine. I suggested (yet another) reward. "He likes bubble gum or a lollipop," said Jiejie helpfully. "Lollipop, bubble gum, O.K!" said TJ, submitting to the torture.
On the way up to bed, the two older kids wanted to look out at the falling snow. "Snow! Wooo," said TJ, jumping up and down and speaking in rapid Mandarin. "He said, 'no school tomorrow!' according to his translator.