One of Noemi's greatest joys? Her recent obsession with candy.Not actual candy (though she digs that, too) but the play kind. We bought her a pretend birthday cake for her birthday, complete with jelly bean, gummy drop and strawberry velcro chips that decorate the cake slices. Seems odd to decorate a cake with such things, but she's borderline obsessive about these (what she collectively refers to as) "candy" chips.
Everywhere I turn...candy chips. It's like Candy Land puked in unsuspecting places throughout the house.
Mommy, you want candy soup? Here you go, Mommy, candy for you! I have woken up most mornings in the past few weeks to candy being pushed against my lips or placed on my pillow for later. I don't dare leave my dinner unattended or candy will surely be added to my plate. Or, she may just move her peanut butter sandwich aside to make room for candy on her plate. I find them in most every pocket of her sweaters; and she is constantly trying to smuggle them out of the house. When I changed her out of her footed pjs yesterday morning, two candy chips fell out of her footies. Hmmmm...now she's sleeping with them, too. 
My diplomatic Noemi is an equal opportunity lender, making sure her stuffed animals and the cats have a sufficient supply of candy. She put one piece in the cat's food bowl the other day-- Layla approached the bowl, sniffed it and walked away. Noemi decided Layla's lack of interest was because she wanted more candy, so she dumped a handful in the bowl.
So if you're interested in candy on your pizza--or pizza toppings chips with your candy when candy just isn't enough--I know the girl for you. These are the very things I love most about her. Our Secret Candy Fairy is using her creative noggin' each time she sprinkles them here or there, tucks them in hard-to-reach places or tries to flush them down the toilet. Whatagirl.
