When I was young my mom liked to make up words that she found more fun for everyday things. She didn’t bother to tell my sisters and me that she wasn’t using the proper word, though. I still laugh remembering how outraged I was marching up to her after school to confront her about macaroni and cheese. “It’s not called cheese wunks! You made that up!” I honestly think it never occurred to her that it would be a problem, and we all laugh now over our cute family words. My son is just about three now, and he’s a wealth of hilarity. If he sees a truck or car with a trailer behind it, he calls it a ‘choo choo cruck.’

My favorite of all time is when my son was reciting the Pledge of Allegiance when he was around 4 years old.  “...And to the Republic, for wood-chip stands, one Nation…”

How cute is he! When he learns to say it right, you’re gonna miss it for sure! This stage is one of my favorites because they are just starting to discover the world and you get to tag along their wonderment.

I was a bit sad with my 2.5 year old Fiona recently learned to say her own name and stopped referring to herself as “Fava.”

Just remembered another one.  My DD calls a flamingo, a “Pink-a-lo”!

The past 2 days, my 6 year old kept talking about how cool “gating” is. We could not figure out what he was talking about. Finally, he demostrated a swordfight. Fencing. He meant fencing.

My daughter’s foot had fallen asleep and she said ‘It feels like I have SPARKLES in my feet!’

My almost-3-year old calls Sesame Street’s Ernie and “Burp”
and this past summer, it was time to put on our “bathing soups”

As a child, I wanted some school “replies” (supplies). As an adult, they still are my true passion.

Up sleeves=short sleeves
down sleeves=long sleeves
pail nalish = nail polish
fish ketchup=tartar sauce
don’t let the bed bugs “bite eat you”
Favorite part in book- The Very “Hungary Paterpillar” who got a stomanache!
Uncle Ann & Aunt Mark
Nonnie(couldn’t say Mignon)
Annie Mokie (couldn’t say Aunt Monique)
liberry- library

Some from our house:

My 3yr old tells me all the time that when he grows up, he’s gonna be a big gurl. (aka “Girl”)! I say, “no, you’re going to be a big BOY. He insists he’s going to be a girl. Worry? lol

Same child’s middle name is Joseph but he says “Joe-feff”

He pronounces “ice-cream” as “ice-mean”

The computer is the “Compuper”

He drinks Carnation instant breakfast a lot and calls it his “Choc-it”

His pronoun usage pretty much consists of “hers” or “hims” and of course, “MINE!”

He always waits until just about the Consecration time to loudly proclaim that he’s “ALL DONE!” with Mass.

But my favorite is at nap and nightime when he says, “I wan’ you cuddle me”. 

My middle child used to call the Disney character Goofy, “Ga-noofy”. We’d try to correct him by pronouncing the “G” sound, saying, “say, G-G-Goofy”, and after studying our mouths with much intensity, he’d reply, “G-G-Ga-noofy!”

My daugther used to love to have my husband tell her the story of her birth, so she’d say,“tell me story when I was born”. Then she’d tried to repeat it and tell everyone she was born in Joseff’s Hostable. (St. Joseph’s Hospital)

When my daughter was about 2, she came to me and told me our dog had pooped in the house. I said, “no, she didn’t!” (she never had), so my daugther grabbed my hand and walked me over to the alleged poo, pointed down at the pile, looked up at me and with a drill sargeant firmness declared, “THAT is poop!” It was. :(  But she made it funny.

Walking past the lingerie department in Kohl’s with my then 4 year old (now 19)....“Look, Mom, breastholders!” (you know, like pot holders). Makes more sense than what they’re called.