Articulate Ari

Ari is coming such a long way in his language.  He still has a lisp, but the way he expresses himself is so original and thoughtful these days.  Here are three recent examples:

1) Conversation on the way home from school:

Me: "Hi honey!  How was your day?"

A: "Bad.  Something very bad happened, Mommy."

Me: "Oh no!  What was it?!"

A: "Ava picked a tomato when it was green.  It wasn't red."

Me: "So she picked it when it wasn't ripe?"

A: (solemn nod)  "No one could eat it."

Me: "Ohhh.... I see.  How did you feel about that?"

A: "I was sad.  And disappointed with Ava.  I told her 'no, no, no' and she picked it anyway.  Then she cried."



2) At Olive Garden at a goodbye dinner with all of Jonathan's family, most of the adults were having the raspberry lemonade.  So they didn't feel left out, we ordered the boys the same.  Our tall glasses came with lemon wedges; the boys' cups did not.  Ari mused aloud, watching the lemons bob up and down in the liquid in people's glasses: "Why do grown up drinks have food in them?"



3)  This isn't him being articulate as much as just being funny, but at that same goodbye dinner, Lois gave the boys lightsabers as a going-away present. When we got home, Jonathan watched him systematically swing it lightly on things. Turn it off, then back on. Hit something. Retract it, extend it, turn it on again then hit something again. This went on for a while until finally he exclaimed, "Aaghh.... this lightsaber doesn't work! It doesn't cut anything!"

Lightsaber boy (with scabby face, now healed)