This is what adults sound like.

We spent the weekend in Champaign having a Thanksgiving sort of event with a lot of friends, and Niko got to play with a bunch of kids who are roughly his age (AND WHO ARE UTTERLY ADORABLE, THANK YOU FRIENDS FOR REPRODUCING AND HAVING DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN). He and L, who is 2, teamed up and wanted to play with some board games on a shelf. I said no because they aren't games for kids, they are games for adults.

"Oh, I can talk like an adult," said Niko. I asked him to demonstrate. He pitched his voice low and said "HAI MY NAME IS BRIGID AND I'M AN ADULT. HAI I'M TATA AND I'M TALKING LIKE AN ADULT. I'M AN ADULT NOW. HAI I'M MAMA AND I'M AN ADULT. I CAN PLAY WITH GAMES NOW." He kind of sounded like Strong Bad pretending to be Homestar Runner.

Later on he imitated Nesko, me, and our friend Gerry. This is what Nesko sounds like: "Yooo llooooo gooolooo booo boo loo goo looo hooolooo boolgoogoo yooo yooo looloo gooloo." This is what Gerry sounds like: "ubga hubga bubga bub bub bubga hubga hub hub hub bubga gugba." This is what I sound like: "Yeeeeee."

Yeeeee.

In a falsetto.

At least I don't sound like a trombone.