Fatherhood and teaching = Andy

I feel this message needs to be prefaced with a simple and completely honest comment. Andy is a wonderful father and teacher. We'll just have to remember, that everyone makes mistakes from time to time.

This evening Andy has been working with Evelyn on letters and words. Using a large MagnaDoodle, Andy has written down simple letters that Evelyn has easily identified and associated with the correct sound that the letter makes. It was all going so well, until...he started working on how the two letters...T and H...come together to make one sound...as in the word "the". Andy was explaining the sound combination to Evelyn by writing down the word "the". In his explanation he decided to use the word in a sentence to illustrate its use, function and sound. The problem came in the sentence he used. Andy said, "As in...Kick the cat."

My wide eyes and gasping sound quickly made Andy realize his mistake.

Andy continued to work on Evelyn recognizing/sounding out the word "the", but thankfully he used a different sentence. Evelyn kept sounding out T, then H, then the E sound. Andy kept asking her again and again, finally finding it frustrating after many trials. Finally Evelyn said she didn't want to play the game anymore. So Andy pulled out the "I'll give you a M&M for every time you say it right." Finally Evelyn said it correctly a few times, so she got her M&M's. The thing is, after she received the candy Andy wrote "the" down again. Before he could even show her the board and ask her...she immediately told Andy..."You ask yourself". Effectively ending his teaching session!

Evelyn-isms

Everyone has heard the phrase, or most likely has said it themselves, but "Kids say the darnedest things!". I feel Evelyn is no different and so I want to share some quotes from Evelyn that have made me laugh out loud, or made me marvel at her developing knowledge and her innocence. Keep in mind she is 3 years of age!


"Not a festival, a fair actually." Evelyn's correction to me after I called the event by the wrong name.

"Daddy farted on us!" or "Daddy, did you fart on us?" - No explanation necessary!

"Shall we dance?" Evelyn said to me after seeing me all dress-up to go out. We danced!

"You're driving me crazy!" - Unfortunately she got this from me!

"You think you're funny?" - stated while sitting on my lap, squeezing my cheeks together!

"Boo-Boobs"

"Butt-ocks"

"I've got a booger for you."

"Candyball" - Evelyn thinks this is what you say when you jump into a pool of water!

"Chickmunk" - Evelyn's version of the word Chipmunk

"Backset" - Evelyn's version of the word Basket

"Pock-sicle" - Evelyn's version of the word Popsicle

"Frogs don't drink juice, they drink water and eat bugs!" - Evelyn's response to our friend Jeanna who used the phrase "froggy juice" while washing off Evelyn's hands after touching baby frogs.


Well that's probably enough Evelyn-isms for now. I hope you enjoyed them! I am sure more Evelyn-isms will be posted as time passes!