June 5, 2007

Mom: Okay since you asked to...let's do words. What do you want to talk about?

JP: Well, how about we talk about a character!

Mom: A character. Which character would you like to talk about?

JP: How about...I like to talk about Bob the Builder.

Mom: Do you like Bob the Builder?

(We have had a Bob DVD for 2 years now. JP refused to watch it. He'd never watch it on TV. I bought a discounted CD Storybook at Christmas just to see if he'd give it a try during his read along bedtime routine. No dice. However, something must have clicked. Last month he asked to listen to Bob the Builder at bedtime and ever since has become a Bob fanatic. )

JP: Yes. Maybe Bob the Builder will give me some...a Bob the Builder Costume.

Mom: So you can pretend to be him?

JP: Well, maybe, Bob the builder will give me a Bob the builder costume and then I'll try it on.

Mom: But what if it is too small.

JP: Well it will be big. We'll have to see. Maybe we'll try him on the next morning.

Mom: Do you like Wendy too?

JP: Yes. And all the machines!

Mom: Which is your favorite machine?

JP: My favorite machines is Lofty. And Pilcher and Travis and Spud. Spud is my favorite character. Maybe Travis will feed the bunnies and the mice.

Mom: Is spud a potato?

JP: Nope he's a scarecrow.

Mom: Oh, a scarecrow. They have those on farms don't they?

JP: I don't think so! Mommy, you're right!

Mom: Where did we see a scarecrow?

JP: I see one at the farm.

Mom: When did we go to the farm?

JP: To check all the animals.

Mom: No, I was wondering when did we go to the farm. Not why...when.

JP: Because I can see all the animals.

Mom: Did we go to the farm with your preschool class?

JP: Yes! Hurray!

Mom: Did you have fun at the farm.

JP: Yes. Well, I guess we'll have to get started. I'm hungry. And I'm thirsty too.

Mom: What should we do about that?

JP: Well, how about I am thirsty with black juice when it's cold. Can you guess what it is?

(mom laughs)

JP: What is it when it is black and cokey. Do you know what it is?

(mom is to stunned that he is asking her to guess what he is describing!)

JP: IT IS COKE!

Mom: Do you like coke?

JP: Yes.

Mom: Well, JP. I must say something. I think that was super how you described the Coke to me and tried to get me to guess what you were talking about. Because JP knew he wanted Coke. But mommy didn't know. And I love how you made me guess! That was super! And that was fun!

JP: Hurray!

Mom: That was awesome!

JP: It was really awesome! Come on, let's get me Coke. Let me find the Coke. Maybe I'll check the frigerator. Should I check the frigerator? Mommy! There it is!

Mom: Let's go celebrate with a Coke!

JP: Can we do it! Yes, we can! (This is chanted in Bob the Builder lingo!)

(JP had a very nice Coke)