Shish Bops, Suck Ahs, & Peeez

So, you're reading the title and thinking what the heck? Well, welcome to my world. With 2 toddlers learning to navigate the English language, Corey and I are often left scratching our heads trying to figure out what in the world our boys are trying so hard to communicate to us. Luckily we usually have the benefit of hearing their interesting pronunciations in context with their surroundings with a visual of their actions - otherwise we'd be just as baffled as the rest of you most of the time.

Well, since we were blessed with another glorious and unseasonably warm October day on Sunday, we decided to enjoy some barbecue for supper. We put together some scrumptious Shish Kabobs for ourselves and the boys. So from here, I guess you can probably figure out where the Shish Bops came from. No surprise, getting the boys to say Shish Kabobs was almost as much fun as getting to eat them = ). The boys really enjoyed them, too. I was going to fix something separate for the boys because I wasn't sure if they'd like them, but I am so glad I didn't. They LOVED them! Instead of having just veggies and steak on theirs, we added pineapple and mango to Riley and Gage's. That was definitely the right call, they ate them up like nobody's business! They even ate the steak like champions (as long as they had plenty of ketchup and bbq sauce for dipping = )

Next for the Suck Ahs. I can't quite remember when Gage was first introduced to suckers, but he has been infatuated with them ever since! So, now they are his special treat he gets at bathtime (easy cleanup = )~ However, he still requests them numerous times throughout the day with his cute little Suck Ahs chant with a distinct break between the syllables. Then, if he doesn't get his request, he usually follows up with a drawn-out Peeeez for please, complete with hand clasp and squatting for added emphasis. Man, that little guy sure knows how to play momma, 'cuz that will usually get him at least one more sucker during the course of the day!

Below is a little video of Riley and Gage saying Shish Bops and Suck Ahs. Of course, I don't think it does them justice at all of how cute they are in reality when they are being spontaneous, but it's close ...