One of those many things

I've just decided I need to write down some of those crazy things Elliot (my two year old) says before I forget them. Most days I find myself thinking "I'll never forget that!" but the volume of cuteness is so large and the number and variety of funny things is hard for my aging mind to follow. So, here goes:

A month ago: I was reading a new "Thomas and Friends" story to Elliot. This part specifically:

Claaackty claack, claaackty claack. Thomas came to a stop. He felt just awful.

Elliot wasn't familiar with the word "awful" at the time. Although there was a word that he knew that sounded like "awful". He looked up at me and said "waffle?" I then taught him the word and what it meant (I think I said "it means 'very sad'", because it did in this context).

Since then he can't get to that part of the story without laughing - and reciting it (because he knows almost every one of his many books word-for-word) like this: "He felt just waffle". He then dissolves in a fit of giggles and then laughter, and so do I.