Smarshmallows & Long Sleeved Pants!

Oh, the boys say so many funny things! I could post many times a day, really.

At 5 & 3 1/2 they both have incredible vocabularies for their ages. But there are a couple of things, they just don't get quite right. Nothing terribly outrageous, just a couple things I get a chuckle over.

Today's heavy Spring snow brought about the "need" for a round of hot chocolate. Of course the boys like their chocolate lukewarm and it doesn't even count if marshmallows aren't added! The funny thing is, Grant, who can name an outrageous list of dinosaurs by their full scientific names doesn't say marshmallow right. He says "smarshmallows." Is he capable of saying it right? Of course! Am I about to correct him? No way! :)

Then there's Isaac. Every time the boys are choosing outfits, the first question that comes up is, "Do we need long sleeved or short sleeved shirts?" Most of the last week short sleeves were perfect but the temp dropped yesterday. Although they have been wearing long pants for months now, Isaac's followup question is generally, "Do we need long sleeved pants, too?" Grant will question, "Long sleeved pants?" knowing it's not quite right. However I just answer, "Yes, wear your long sleeved pants!"

Both boys are perfectly capable of correcting these words and learning these concepts. I know it. Sometimes I wonder if I'm being indulgent by not correcting them. I wonder if I buffer some corrections because they've already been through so much. Then I realize with relative certainty that if Brian was still on this side of Heaven, neither one of us would see the need for them to correctly say marshmallows or long pants. We would sit back and giggle to ourselves, together.

They grow up so fast, I think it's important to enjoy them, right where they're at!