kiss it better

ava is a little bit silly (insane?) these days . . . she has many conversational and behavioral "tics" that amuse me no end. one of them is her unusual grasp on manners . . . ava can be in the throes of a "no no no!" tantrum, but instead she'll say "no thank you much! no thank you much!" another great one is her reaction to being kissed. she went through a phase where she said "yuck!", but now she says "ow!!". this led to the following conversation today . . .

cailin : [kisses ava on cheek]
ava: ow! ow! poor ava!
cailin : oh, i'm sorry, i didn't mean to hurt you
ava : ow! ow! [clawing at her cheek, trying to rub off the kiss]
cailin : poor ava . . . should i kiss it better?
ava : yeah!
cailin : [kisses ava on cheek]
ava: [contented silence]