Shoes On
Nearly every day, often several times each day, Josiah will come running up to me very excited and insistent that I join him. Sometimes, I'm not exactly sure if he saying train or shoes; the conversation goes like this...
J: Shoes on shoe- shoe.
S: What do you want, Joe?
J: Shoes. Shoes. I wanna ride choo-choo. I wanna go choo-choo.
S: You want your shoes on to go ride on a choo-choo train?
J: Mmm-hmmm. (with nodding and pulling toward the door)
S: What train do you want to ride?
J: Zoo choo-choo.
S: So, you want to go to the zoo just to ride the train? Do you want to see any animals while we're there?
J: Mmm-hmmm. (with nodding and running toward the door)
S: Do you want to get your shoes on and go right now?
J: Mmm-hmmm. (with nodding and giving Eila her shoes) Leila shoes.
S: I don't know if we can go this second. Do you think you could wait a little bit to go on the choo-choo?
J: NO! (now trying to put my shoes on me...)