L'Chaim!

This morning I was outside in the backyard pulling weeds and cleaning up dead plants to get ready for winter. Maren came out of the house holding a peeled banana, which she'd gotten herself for a snack. I made note of it, and then she disappeared back into the house, only to reappear holding another peeled banana--this one was for me, she said. I took off my gloves and began to eat it--didn't really fancy a banana at that time, but there wasn't much I could do with it otherwise. When I had eaten about half of it, she held up her remaining half and *clinked* mine with hers, saying "Cheers!"

I have no idea where she learned that--the only toasting that goes on at this house is the variety that I eat topped with peanut butter for my breakfast in the morning. I almost choked on my banana, I was laughing so hard.

Photos taken yesterday afternoon. The first one is what I got when I asked her to smile, the second is when I told her to "say cheese."