Training this child in the English language is going to be more difficult with two teenage boys around.
This morning they had her little blue stuffed elephant and she wanted it back. "Green eggs and ham," said David, and Josh handed him the elephant. "Green eggs and ham," said Josh, and the elephant was passed back. This interchange happened a few more times then they told Abigail, "you need to say 'Green eggs and ham'."
Abigail finally said "Green eggs and ham" in her Chinese accent and the boys immediately handed her the elephant and praised her for it.
Tonight at dinner, Abigail wanted one of Joshua's french fries. David immediately piped up. "Green eggs and ham," he said, and Josh immediately handed him one of his fries. "Green eggs and ham," said David again, and received another french fry.
"Say 'green eggs and ham'," said Josh, and Abigail did her best imitation of the phrase. She was rewarded with a couple of french fries.
She thinks this is all a big game and giggles gleefully. At this rate, they will have her totally messed up by the time we return home.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Green Eggs and Ham
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3 comments:
Josh and David,
Shame on you two! Teach Abigail "please" and "thank you" not Dr. Seuss vocabulary. It will come back to haunt you.
~Andrea De Leeuw
An addition to the previous comment from us.....we were giggling as we typed it, thinking of poor little Abigail learning silly phrases. As we reflected on our comment we realized it may have sounded critical. So we thought we would clarify!! We're really loving all your entries and so eager for you all to come back home again. It sounds like you are having a great time seeing all the sights and Abigail looks like she is in her glory!!
Much love,
Andrea and all the De Leeuw's
Josh and David you guys are so cool. Good job with it. She will be saying that constantly at Grandma's house
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