have i told you all about my british grandson? yes, well, t.willie has been strongly influenced by the kipper the dog program. it is a children's program based on a children's book series. t.w. LOVES this show! and as far as kid's shows go, it is great. it's quiet, gentle and teaches about friendship in a fun way. he has several of the videos but has never seen it as a book.
it just warms my heart when i hear t.w giggling while watching it. but a strange side-effect of his kipper habit is the use of british terms and words. like, he'll be using a toy-maybe a ball, and he'll hand it over to me and say "you have a go, gammie." or when he's about to race the dog down the hallway, he'll say "ready, steady, GO!!" or "that's brilliant, pop!" when he sees bilbo sharpen a stick for marshmallows. he also likes to use the british words for items- such as saying torch instead of flashlight, or spade instead of shovel. the kid cracks us up!
oh, and if you ask him a question that he doesn't know the answer to, he says "i dunno" with a really great british accent. too funny. hey, maybe i could teach him to say "pip pip cheerio"! hmm......... :)
grateful today:
1. for blue skies
2. for another campfire this evening
3. for my wacky wonderful grandson- t.willie
What a kid!! Now you need to get elle to teach him Spanish. Then, too, there's that Irish brogue of yours...
ReplyDeleteHow funny! Wacki and wonderful he is!
ReplyDeleteI can't help but fall more in love with this wacky little boy! He is so funny and unpredictable...reminds me of me when I was a kid :) I LOVE British accents!
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