Spicy Gum

Daddy gave the kids gum this afternoon. (I had declared that we were done with gum for awhile after our summer trips and my discoveries of gum on the van floor, in the cup holders, on the seats, etc.) The kids were very happy to have green, "spicy" gum to chew while we took a walk/scooter ride/ stroller excursion on the Blackwater Creek Trail. (Rhyle has called gum spicy from his earliest chewings. He usually likes it, but sometimes has decided that particular gums are TOO spicy-usually cinnamon. It is fairly common to hear Rhyle and Owen discussing gum in regard to how spicy it is.)

We reminded them that gum that comes out of mouths is gum that they are finished with, and gum needs to be PROPERLY disposed of. I was keeping pretty close watch on that green gum!

As we returned to the van, Braden asked if the kids were finished with their gum.

"Yeah," Rhyle said. "I'm spicy enough."

A moment later he added, "My whole body is spicy already!"