Salt and Ice Cream Sandwiches

We were over at Michelle's parent's house a few days ago for dinner.  Blake was his customary talkative self while we ate.  We chatted and laughed.  Michelle's Dad was sitting right across from Blake and was mindlessly playing with the salt and pepper shakers.  Michelle was in the middle of telling a story and Blake randomly (and I mean completely out of the blue) interrupts Michelle while looking at Michelle's Dad and says, "Grandpa we have salt too."  Apparently, salt shakers are a rare and valuable commodity in Blake's world.    

We then finished up eating dinner, Michelle's mom brought out some ice cream sandwiches for a little dessert.  Blake was the last one to finish his (of course) as he had been observing everyone eat their own sandwiches.  And like a normal almost 3 year old, he's got ice cream all over his face and covering his fingers.  So, I grab a napkin to clean off him off but he stops me and as he begins to lick his fingers says, "No Daddy, I want to taste my fingers.  Just like Grandpa do."

He got a number of laughs from that.  And Grandpa was the loudest of them.