Penelope-isms

My very good friend and I are trading childcare this semester. I'm so wonderfully blessed that she is willing and able to watch Max for me while I am in class. I trust her so much, more than myself sometimes, and Max just adores her and her children. This morning, I had her two youngest and Max, and we went to the zoo. It was abnormally warm, and we were all excited to be outside. Her 3 year old, though, had some amazing lines that I just had to share.

First, we were working on spelling her brother's name.
Me: A-T-T
Penelope: A-T-T
Me: I-C-U-S
Penelope: I-C-U-S
Me: Okay, all together. A-T-T-I-C-U-S
Penelope: A-T-T-T-R-2-S!!!

Then, as we were leaving the zoo, I was peeling a clementine for her and her brother. I was tossing the peel on the ground, and Penelope told me not too.
Me: It's okay Penelope, a duck will eat it.
Penelope: What's a duckel?


On the drive, we were talking about colors she liked. 
Me: Do you like puce?
Penelope: What is puce?
Me: It's purplish-brown. What about magenta?
Penelope: Magenta!? These are some interesting colors you're talking about.


After we got home, she and her brother were cleaning windows for their mom. Her brother was spraying too much of the cleaner (water and vinegar), and it was making her mad. From the other room where my friend and I were talking we heard:
ATTICUS! You're driving me INSANE!!


All in all, it was a wonderful day, and a reminder of how blessed I am to know my friend and her wonderful family!