Lilisms

Lily calls the furnace (and all heat felt coming out of vents) the "burnace"

when we put on a long-sleeved shirt, she calls it "putting her elbows on"

when we hear the sump pump gurgle water through our sink, Lily announces "Sink's talking!!"

Recently, we were getting in the car to go eat at our favorite restaurant, Cootie Browns; Lily knew where we were headed....

Jeremy: Where do you want to go?

Lily, mispeaking: Cookie Browns!?!

Jeremy: COOKIE Browns??? That's silly...what do you want?

Lily, processing her word confusion:..... I need cookie!!!

when she pretends she's going somewhere, usually on her tractor, it's almost always going to "Cootie Brown's - gettin' pizza!"

she can't say her Ls, so she likes to sit on mama's "yap" (lap), go to "Yowes" (Lowes), and hold her "yittle" baby... also, she says often, "I yika that!"

When she puts on her favorite shoes, or a dress, she says, "I yika these. So pwetty!!"

Recently, when she is up to something and wants me to go away she says "Mama go that way"

I've been trying to teach Lily to ask nicely for things and not demand them. Usually it goes something like this:

Lily (screaming): JUUUUIIIIIICE!!!!!

Me: That's not a very nice way to ask.

Lily: Juice, please.

Me: That's a nice way to ask.

SO, since we've been practicing that, here are some subsequent requests:

Lily: WANT YOGURT RAISINS!!!!!

Me (giving her a disapproving look): Excuse me?

Lily: Want yogurt raisins please. that nice way ask.