A conversation with Mariel and Noella
Earlier this morning, getting ready to head to the library:
Noella: Moh Moh OOSH!
(translation: "More shoes," or "Put my shoes on!")
Mariel: Oosh, Noella, you want your oosh?
Me (from a distance): Mariel, lets use big girl words to teach Noella how to say them.  She needs to learn.
Mariel: OK.  Shoes, you want shoes?
Me: Thank you, Mariel.  Use big words with her.
A few minutes later I overhear:
Mariel: Noella, Timbuktu.  Can you say Timbuktu? That is a big word.