27 July 2006

no rhyme, little reason

One blue-sky Sunday, during a drive in the country, we tried to teach Litte Rat to rhyme.

Listen to this, said dad. Cat. Bat. Hat. Flat. Do you hear that?

Fat Matt, said Little Rat.

I'll hit you with a bat! answered Matt.

That's right but don't fight, said Mom

Great! said Kate.

Can you rhyme like this? If you're name is Andy, you can eat candy.

If you're like Dad, then you drive bad, said Meg.

If you're like Meg, you must want a broken leg, said Dad.

No problem, said Little Rat. He thinks for a minute.

If you're not going to rhyme, don't waste our time, said Matt.

Ok. Ok. Ok. I've got it, Little Rat paused, then scratched his head and finally said If you want to be a warm guy, you've got to sit in a warm seat.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is hysterical!

jacob said...

i always knew peter was somewhat of a genius...

Jessie said...

You are too funny.

And I'd love to take a trip. You should hop up to Boston for a weekend sometime, too. Hope you're having a great summer.

Jeannie said...

i miss the blogging.