Talking to the boys

Sometimes, just when I think the boys are really getting good at conversation, we have one of these. When Paul read me the email he wrote to his sister, I just couldn't stop laughing, so I asked Paul if I could post it. Try reading it out loud for full effect. (P=Paul, T=Ted, S=Sam)

I tried a little bit to tell Ted and Sam about it in
the car, but the conversation went a little like this:

P: "I played softball in the park with Nancy and even
hit the ball a few times"

T: "Did you score a goal?"

P: "No, softball is like baseball, you hit the ball
and run around the bases"

T: "What?"

T: "Did your team win?"

P: "Yes, my team won, 7 to 5"

S: "Did your team win, Daddy?"

P: "Yes, my team won, 7 to 5"

S: "What?"

T: "Did you score a goal?"

P: "In softball you run around the bases, and if you
get to the home plate, you score a run. I didn't score
a run though"

T: "What did the bad guys say?"

S: "Did you score a goal, Daddy?"

T: "Did your team win?"

P: "Yes, my team won, 7 to 5"

S: "7 to 5?"

P: "Yes"

T: "What did the bad guys say?"

P: "Um, they said wahhh."

T: "How many goals did the bad guys get?"

P: "They scored 5 runs"

T: "What?"

P: "5 runs - they ran around the bases 5 times"

T: "What?"

T: "Then what did the bad guys say?"

S: "Did you score a goal, Daddy?"

...

So I think I'll try talking about Soccer with them
instead.