Herre dat?: August 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010

How...

Kyla's newest query: How you make dat?

Just a few of the things she has asked about:

Jam
Store bought Mexican cookies with pink & white coconut covered mini marshmallows
Nectarines
Lasagna
Ice cream

When she asked about the nectarines, I told her you don't really make nectarines, you grow them.
Kyla: But HOW you make them?
Me: Well, you plant a seed and water the plant and when the fruit grows...
Kyla: Nooo! How you MAKE da nectarine?
Me: (uhhhh...)

I'm starting to miss the "why?" questions.

Origins

When Kyla first started really talking, when there was an unexpected noise, she would say, in a grunting low voice, "Herre dat?" It became our own little family saying. As she got more sophisticated (at 2 1/2) she would often follow it with, "I herre son-sing!"

And since then she has just gotten more and more funny. She keeps us on our toes and rolling on the floor!

Our little guy, Maxx, is now starting to talk. Although at this point he mostly conveys his mischievous nature through his sideways glances and impish smiles, soon enough he will be chiming in with his own words of wit-dom. I'm excited (and a little scared) to see how he surprises us!