Usual cute toddler stuff

[velvetpage]

My daughter had one of her rubber ducks downstairs just now. She had climbed up on the back of the futon and was banging it on the window, telling me that it went cack cack and had a nose, eyes, and a head. Slightly worried about the state of the old glass in the window, I started showing her how to be gentle. "Doucement, on le fait doucement," said I.

"Doucement," said Elizabeth, and proceeded to pet her duck gently on the head and tap it gently on the window. Then she picked up a huge white teddy bear, stroked its head and pronounced, "Doucement, Te-y. Doucement."

She had the proununciation perfect the first time she tried. I'm so proud.