Nate the Great

We found a series of books at the library about a detective named Nate the Great.  They're a bit too old for Nate, but we checked it out anyway.  He's been walking around chanting, "I'm Nate a Gwate!"

When something goes wrong and he's in a bad mood, he screams.  But, when he's in a good mood, he says, "Oopsy doopsy artichoky"  (mixes up okey, dokey, artichokey--does anyone else say that?)  It's so stinkin cute!

He's started to say "Oo ah me!"  (Look at me!)

He's started to pick up book phrases.  His newest one is "Little pig, little pig, let me come in! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!"  Only the whole phrase sounds a bit British :)

Camden also picks up phrases--we found a 3 Little Dinos version of 3 Little Pigs.  The T-Rex is the wolf and calls the 3 Brachiosaurus brothers "little porkers".  So now Camden has been calling McKay a little porker. 

And McKay has learned that he loves to scream in delight.  But it doesn't sound very delightful.  He also really hates driving at night.  But, he can sit by himself until someone knocks him over.  Two big brothers think it is totally hilarious when he plops.  It is, actually, but poor McKay!