more nate-isms

more recent nate-isms:

by-4-by-4 = that would be a 4 X 4 to the rest of us. this one really got a workout when we went to Monster Jam (monster trucks) in albuquerque recently. and, of course, every weekend jeff and nate watch "by-4-by-4" together.

orangen = that would be the color orange or the fruit orange to those not in the golden house. i've never been able to figure out why he throws an extra n on the end. and technically, this one could be in the "old one" category because he has always said it this way. most things he's perfected by now, but for some reason this one is still hanging around--and no, we don't reinforce it.

and an old one:

melmo = that furry red monster from sesame street, we all know and love, elmo! this one we did try to reinforce by saying it melmo (because i thought it was so darn cute) but he perfected it anyway.