Ella speak

Ella has a remarkable ability to communicate. Anyone who has been around her for more than 5 minutes can probably attest to this! She has also developed her own vocabulary. We have found that often times "Ella speak" is more appropriate and always more humorous than ordinary lingo. Here are a few examples:

Wordpickle: Sharp beaked bird best known for pecking on wood

licker: That thing in your mouth that gets ice cream and Popsicles (I heard this word first used in Sam's one day when Ella announced, "Look, Mom! That man has a BIIIG licker!")

screamer: Called a baby monitor by most but in our house it's the contraption that screaming comes out of.

poenails: Those things at the end of our toes that we like to paint pink.

shoo-bee: This is similar to "bombs away" and usually means that Bryce is about to cry.

growl: The part of your gums above your two front teeth. Only visible when you growl.

creech: The action of squeezing too hard. This especially applies to a hug that last too long.

boop: This is usually described as a teasing poke. Be on alert when you hear this word. Ella uses little discretion in what part of the anatomy she boops. If you've fallen victim to a boop, I apologize.




Ella in the Smokey Mountains searching for the elusive wordpickle.