I learn how to spell

Today we were having tea and scones in the garden. (Click here and scroll down for an old story about me enjoying tea and scones.) I helped DaDa make the scones. I got to dump in the flour and baking powder and sugar and buttermilk and help stir it all together. I also got to use my new Portmeirion tea mug that DaDa got me. It's just like MaMa's and DaDa's but just my size!

During the tea, MaMa and DaDa were talking about what we might have for dinner and what I might get to do for fun. They tried to be clever and spell things out to each other. DaDa said to MaMa, "Maybe JoMo and I should go to the P-A-R-K." And I immediately said, "Park! Park!" Boy, you should have seen their faces! They were shocked! They shouldn't be. They're the ones who read to me and taught me about ABC's! (I call letters "ABC's" now rather than "CDE's", by the way.) A few weeks ago they were discussing whether they should let me have something and spelled "I-C-E", and I promptly said "Ice cream!" But they concluded that that one wasn't too hard to figure out, since I-C-E sounds like "icy"!

They can't try using French for code either, because I'm already learning that! Because I'm fascinated by fencing, I can say "En Garde!" and "Ashay!" [how he says "Touché!"]. My Auntie Jacqui taught me how to say "Au revoir!" And so now I'll say "Au revoir" -- Bye Bye for now!