In fact, just last night we were playing family charades. Sanjay wanted in on it, so we thought we'd give him a chance, expecting very little. We were quite surprised with the creative things he came up with... Merry-Go-Round, Roller Coaster and even Hubba-Hubba-Highway (a ride from the water park). But he really stumped us with this next sign. He held his hand flat in front of him, parallel to the ground, then started it in forward motion while at the same time lifting it slightly up and down. Mom and Dad were shouting out things like “Bumpy car ride”, “Airplane turbulence” and within seconds Priya yells “Bouncy Rocket”. Sanjay announces that she's right... he was indeed doing his version of a “Bouncy Rocket”. What?!? See what I mean about the telepathy?
Anyway, I have compiled a list of some things the kids have said lately that have required translation. Here are the results of my very scientific study...
| Actual Spoken Words By Sanjay | Translation |
| He's hiding behind the water goes up. | He's hiding behind the water fountain. |
| Did your eyes sprinkle? (Question posed to Priya after she ate something spicy) | Did your eyes water? |
| Look at this, I'm down blinking. | I look over at him and his eyelids are opening only half way and he's speed-blinking them. |
| I have x-ray eyes... I can see through the water. | Said after popping his head up from swimming underwater in the pool. |
| Does your band-aid hurt? | Does your boo-boo hurt? |
| He's down... he's working. (His reply when asked about Pappy's whereabouts.) | He's downstairs working. (It didn't occur to me until then that he thinks all Daddy's work in the basement, since that's all he's known.) |
| Actual Spoken Words By Priya | Translation |
| Let's play body talking. | Let's play charades. |
| After Nana said, "I forgot"... Priya replied, "That's ok. You're too old to have your memory good." | Needs no translation, but I wanted to capture this because it made all of us laugh. No worries... she was quickly forgiven. |
