Learning English is tricky!
Weston speaks very well and almost always in complete sentences.
But he does have some common mix-ups. (Although he gets better and better every day, so some of these are already out of date.)
--Adds "can" to "want" instead of "have" to make it a question.
Can I want a cookie?
--Word order
I drank my milk all.
--using a phrase correctly, but in a strange context
Shoe is all better. (after mommy dumps the sand out of them)
--My favorite one recently is the use of "are" instead of "do"
Mommy, are you know that I love you?
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Interview with Weston (@ 31 months)
I shamelessly copied this idea from KB @ Bogle Family Blog, check out their link on this page if you want to read true hilarious stories of our favorite Greenville, SC family.
1. What's your name?
Weston Dickory-dickory-dock, the mouse ran up the clock, dickory-dickory dock.
This is verbatim. We have no idea how he came to believe that this was his name (this is not his name; we have not encouraged him to think that this is his name). Perhaps dickory sounds a bit like vickers, and dock like leacock?
2. What's your favorite color?
Blue
True. Daddy's encouraging "black."
3. What's your favorite tv show?
Cars-movie-on-the-plane.
The judges will award Weston this one...on a technicality (that his parents really want him to watch it on the plane). He can't really differentiate between television and movies. "CARS" is the first/only movie he has seen and we watched it on our new portable dvd player bought for our summer air travels.
4. What's your favorite food?
Black beans.
Not true to semi-true (he loves baked beans). Hot dogs, quesadillas, or any fruit would have been accepted by the judges.
5. What is your favorite toy?
Car.
Yes, true. We have approximately 41 vehicles on our coffee table.
6. What is your favorite book?
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot about That
Actually, that IS a TV show, but he does see Cat in the Hat picture on many of his books.
That's as far as we got, but it was quite fun. We'll try to brush up on our interviewing skills before his 3 year interview!
1. What's your name?
Weston Dickory-dickory-dock, the mouse ran up the clock, dickory-dickory dock.
This is verbatim. We have no idea how he came to believe that this was his name (this is not his name; we have not encouraged him to think that this is his name). Perhaps dickory sounds a bit like vickers, and dock like leacock?
2. What's your favorite color?
Blue
True. Daddy's encouraging "black."
3. What's your favorite tv show?
Cars-movie-on-the-plane.
The judges will award Weston this one...on a technicality (that his parents really want him to watch it on the plane). He can't really differentiate between television and movies. "CARS" is the first/only movie he has seen and we watched it on our new portable dvd player bought for our summer air travels.
4. What's your favorite food?
Black beans.
Not true to semi-true (he loves baked beans). Hot dogs, quesadillas, or any fruit would have been accepted by the judges.
5. What is your favorite toy?
Car.
Yes, true. We have approximately 41 vehicles on our coffee table.
6. What is your favorite book?
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot about That
Actually, that IS a TV show, but he does see Cat in the Hat picture on many of his books.
That's as far as we got, but it was quite fun. We'll try to brush up on our interviewing skills before his 3 year interview!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
All the Young Dudes
(With respect to David Bowie, whose Ziggy Stardust mullet Weston occasionally sports)
So, Weston is into a lot of things: guitars, brooms, guitar-brooms, shovels, shovel-guitars, hot dogs, backhoes, trains, motorcycle spotting, garbage trucks, backseat driving, matchbox cars, lacrosse, free-style Old MacDonald-based mash-ups, vacuuming, chugging juice, teeny tiny grapes...AND, lately, dinosaurs.
Actually this stems from a television show that Weston has recently taken a liking to called "Dinosaur Train", a show combining two themes of--you guessed it!--belly dancing and professional badminton.
So, on a recent trip to a bookstore, we headed over to the children's section to find a new book when Weston spied a small stuffed dinosaur that he wanted to "hold." Which means "buy for me to have." So, I let him "hold" it.
When we got home, I asked Weston what his new dinosaur's name was. We got stuck in a bit of a conversation loop, and rather than try and explain it here, let's go directly to the transcript:
Rob: What's your dinosaur's name?
Weston: No, I wanna watch "Dinosaur Train"!
Rob: OK. But what is your dinosaur's name?
Weston: What is the dinosaur's name...?
Rob: Tell me his name.
Weston: Tell me his name...?
Rob: No, you tell me his name.
Weston: Tell me his name...?
Rob: No, you, Weston, you tell me what your dinosaur's name is.
Weston: Dinosaur name...
Rob: Yes...?
Weston: His name is... Mawt.
Rob: Mott?
Weston: Maught.
Rob: His name is "Mott"?
Weston: Ummm, yep.
Television man is crazy saying
we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Man, I need tv when I got T. Rex
So, Weston is into a lot of things: guitars, brooms, guitar-brooms, shovels, shovel-guitars, hot dogs, backhoes, trains, motorcycle spotting, garbage trucks, backseat driving, matchbox cars, lacrosse, free-style Old MacDonald-based mash-ups, vacuuming, chugging juice, teeny tiny grapes...AND, lately, dinosaurs.
Actually this stems from a television show that Weston has recently taken a liking to called "Dinosaur Train", a show combining two themes of--you guessed it!--belly dancing and professional badminton.
So, on a recent trip to a bookstore, we headed over to the children's section to find a new book when Weston spied a small stuffed dinosaur that he wanted to "hold." Which means "buy for me to have." So, I let him "hold" it.
When we got home, I asked Weston what his new dinosaur's name was. We got stuck in a bit of a conversation loop, and rather than try and explain it here, let's go directly to the transcript:
Rob: What's your dinosaur's name?
Weston: No, I wanna watch "Dinosaur Train"!
Rob: OK. But what is your dinosaur's name?
Weston: What is the dinosaur's name...?
Rob: Tell me his name.
Weston: Tell me his name...?
Rob: No, you tell me his name.
Weston: Tell me his name...?
Rob: No, you, Weston, you tell me what your dinosaur's name is.
Weston: Dinosaur name...
Rob: Yes...?
Weston: His name is... Mawt.
Rob: Mott?
Weston: Maught.
Rob: His name is "Mott"?
Weston: Ummm, yep.
Television man is crazy saying
we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Man, I need tv when I got T. Rex
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Remembering Karina
December 17, 2010 --- March 28, 2011
Karina Elin
Our friends Katherine and Chris welcomed twin girls
Karina Elin and Emma Linnea
in Yokohama, Japan.
March 2011
Massive earthquake hits Japan
The family is ok; then evacuates to Taiwan.
For unknown reasons, in Taiwan Karina stops breathing and is unable to be resuscitated. After a week in the NICU there, she passed away.
In her family, Karina was a daughter, grand-daughter, niece, and sister.
But her story made her even more.
She and her family were prayed for around the world.
Connections were made from Idaho, Texas, California, and many other places across the world to Taiwan.
Her life revealed that people are willing to do much for others during times of crisis when they share the love of God.
I was unable to attend a memorial service for Karina and with her parents permission this is my way of honoring her life and her family. When I look back at these blog entries documenting the life of my son, I want Karina to be remembered too.
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