Kiwification

It's been creeping in. 

Two days in a row Sophie has been barefoot when I showed up to get her at Kindy (that is what we call Preschool at home).  Shoes are totally optional inside and out, and in general, many Kiwis don't wear shoes.  The girls sealed the deal by attending an outdoor birthday party barefoot this weekend.  I've also been guilty of letting this slide.  I find myself putting Josie in the car without shoes on more and more often.  Mostly because I don't ever plan for her little feet to touch the ground as we shuttle Jake or Sophie around.  But there have been two times that we unexpectedly got out of the car and went inside with Josie barefoot.  I actually didn't mind her wandering around a bit with her little bare feet.

We had a play date with one of Sophie's new friends from Kindy and Jake asked Josie if she had a nice time.  She looked at him and said "I had a bigshit."  "WHAT?!?!"  "A bikshit."  "Oh, you mean a biscuit."  Aside from the hilarity of what we first thought she said, the reality is that she no longer says cookie.  She says biscuit and tomahto sauce and Daddaye and Mumaye.

Sophie's accent has changed a bit now that she's in school.  She now ends some sentences with "aye" which is the equivalent of saying "right?" at home.  Just looking for some agreement or confirmation.  The most noticeable accent comes out when she says her friends names at school.  Tylah (Tyler), Richahd (Richard) just to name two.  We're taking the stance of not correcting her because, afterall, when in Rome..