Ryan, Dave, and Play n' Learn Puppy during Daddy/Baby time!
Everyday Ryan and I review a picture book of the alphabet and another one called First Words. The alphabet book starts, “A is for Airplane, B is for Baby and so on…”On Monday, I didn’t have time to review with Ryan, so I asked Daddy to read to him that night while I was making dinner. Dave wanted to play with Ryan like he always does, but he agreed to go over the books with Ryan instead. So this is what I overheard starting with the letter “C”:
“C is for Cheese – half of you is from Wisconsin, and they make cheese there.”
“D” is for Duck – I don’t know about ducks. (I interject, “Ryan’s playgroup is The Ducklings.”) Dave repeats with “D is for the Ducklings like your playgroup.”
“E” is for Elephant – Elephants (I interject one more time, “Elephants are the Republican symbol, and Mimmy is a Republican .” Dave tells Ryan “E is for Elephant, and Mimmy is a Republican.” (No, we are not saying my mom is an elephant. I was trying to indicate that she is a Republican supporter and probably likes elephants.)
“F” is for Flower – Mommy likes flowers, and we buy her those.”
“G” is for Gloves – You will wear gloves one day. They are important to wear for many things.”
“H” is for Horse – We call Bear a horse. He is not a horse, but that is what we call him.”
“I” is for Ice Cream – You will like ice cream one day.” (Yes, if he is like his dad he sure will!)
“J” is for Juice – You will also like juice.
Now I am thinking, oh great, it is the letter “K” and the picture is kitten, and Dave doesn’t like cats. He makes fun of them all the time. So of course, Dave says…
“K” is for Kittens. You won’t like kittens.”
“L “ is for Lamp.” Now, I thought Dave said, “lamp” but the picture is a lamb. Sometimes I think English is my second language.
“M” is for Motorcycles - Motorcycles are dangerous. You won’t ride one, and you will not own one.”
“N” is for Numbers – Numbers are good, and you will know these.”
“O” is for Orange – They grow oranges in Florida, and Mommy is from Florida.”
“P” is for Puppy – You will have your own puppy one day. Right now you have old puppies.”
“Q” is for Quilt – We are sitting on a quilt right now.” (They were – Ryan received 2 for welcome gifts).
“R” is for Robot – You will have a robot one day, and it will do your dishes.” (I like this one).
“S” is for Strawberries – Strawberries taste good, and you will like eating them.”
I missed “T” and “U” – timer went off or something-remember I am in the kitchen preparing dinner. But, “T” is for Teddy Bear and “U” is for Umbrella.
“V” is for Violin – You won’t play the violin. Maybe another instrument. Violins are noisy.”
I got busy again for “W” for Watch, “X” for Xylophone, and “Y” for yogurt. I can imagine what Dave would say, “W” is for Watch, and you will wear one.”
Then I heard the end which is “Z” is for Zebra…it’s like a striped horse.”
I thought this was sweet & definitely Dave's way of looking at things! But, cute, so dang cute & one of those moments you have to remember. Hope you enjoyed it. Dave is available on weekends for storytime should any of you need him.
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