Preschooler speak

This is an actual conversation that I had with Ella yesterday:

Me: "Hey, Ella, what's daddy doing downstairs?"

Ella: "He on da pew-tah-wah."

"The pew-tah-wah?"

"No, Mommy, pew-tah-wah."

"Pew-tah-wah?'

"No, no, no. Say it right! Pew-tah-wah!"

"Oh, you mean computer?"

"Yes!"

"Ella, say what I say: Com-pu-ter."

"Com-," "Yes,"

"pu-" "Good,"

"ter."

"Great! Now say it again."

"Com-pew-tah-wah!"

And, to give Lear equal time:

Lear: "Mommy, all six of the yogurt lids said 'Please try again.'"

Me: "So?"

"We got some defective yogurt."

"Defective? We didn't win anything, but the yogurt was still good. Where did you learn the word 'defective,' anyway?"

"Spongebob."

(It was a very proud moment for me.)