“Grande!” is Ouest’s latest word in her ever expanding Spanglish dictionary. What’s the opposite of grande? Small.

The kids devour mangos. So much so that I’ve made up a song for them based on that beauty of disco, Dancing Queen. They of course are the Mango Queen and Mango King. That’s Mahhhn-go. Funny thing is that when I sing it Ouest gets all worked up about it, yelling at me, “No Mahhhngo Queen Papa. No Mahhhngo Queen.” For some reason she does not want to accept the title. Lowe must rule alone.