Catch Phrases

I've been keeping a running list of some of the twins' favorite catch phrases. Considering that these phrases are already old news, I figured I ought to crunch out a post in their honor before they become totally obsolete.

Put some glue on it. "Glue" is pronounced "ga-looooo." The boys learned this catch phrase from the many incidents involving broken toys in need of repair. Now they (especially Caleb) like to just say it for fun.

Want some milk? "Milk" is pronounced "meeeee-yulk." For whatever reason, the boys tend to break out in a Southern drawl whenever they say "milk". We called them on it, and now they like to say this just to make us laugh. I guess it's their Shenandoah Valley heritage making itself evident!

You have chocolates at home. "Chocolates" is pronounced like "choc-letts," and the entire phrase is droned out in a robotic monotone, repeated several times in unison, usually in the check-out line at the grocery store.

Mushroom. Joshua came up with this gem. He bends his index finger slightly backwards and holds it in place with the tip of his middle finger, so as to resemble a mushroom illustration in his "Moonbeam Bear" book. He's been doing this for well over a year now.

Wanna go get Chinese food? "Chinese" is pronounced more like "CHAI-ness". The boys don't expect us to take this suggestion seriously, they just like to say this to get us to laugh. They were besides themselves when Joe and I actually used this catch phrase on Sunday evening and proceeded to take the family to the local Chinese take-out place. Caleb chowed down on lo-mein and rice, but Joshua would have none of it. His only request was to "see the big smiley face" on the plastic bag.