"Puh, puh, ooh!" I called out from the front seat of hubby's car.
"What does p,p,n,o,o spell?"'she continued, giggling some more.
"Puh, puh, nooooh," I laughed.
"Hey Tata, what is 5 times 5?" Mateo interjected. "Figure that one out."
Silence from the back seat.
A few seconds later....
"Hey Mummy," Tata's voice spoke up. "Look at Kuya's* funny face!"
More giggles.
*Kuya means big brother in Tagalog
* * *
"Daddy, I'm hot," Tata's voice called out from the backseat. "Can we please turn on the aircon to medium?"
"Okay," Hubby said as he cranked it up a smidge.
Silence for a second.
"Mummy, I'm thirsty," Tata whined as we were a block away from home.
"Good timing," I said. "We're nearly home."
"But I can have the water from the water bottle," she told me.
"Yes," I agreed. "You can have it at home."
"Everything is at home," she sighed.
"And the message finally sinks in," Hubby chuckled.
* * *
"Once upon a time," Toto began solemnly. "There was a girl called Tata and she had a big butt."
"Stop!" Tata cried out. "I don't have a big butt!"
"Okay, once upon a time, there was a girl called Tata and she had a funny face," Toto continued tormenting his sister.
"Stop it!" Tata's shrill voice filled the car.
"Once upon a time," Toto began once more. "There was a Princess named Tata and she was very beautiful."
"Kuya, stop!" Tata automatically cried out.
"What?" Toto said incredulously. "You don't want to be a beautiful Princess?"
"Oh yes," Tata spoke gracefully. "I am a beautiful Princess."
