Ah, the English language

The other day I was making chocolate chip cookies and Jaxson asked what was in the mixing bowl. I told him it was cookie dough, and when I put it into the oven it will turn into cookies. He thought for a few seconds and then asked if it could turn into a deer. It took me a minute but then I realized he wasn't thinking of "dough", but "doe".
Then last weekend we were going on a picnic to a really picturesque area of the ranch that Shawn found. It was this really beautiful creekside spot with lots of shade (granted they were mostly mesquite trees but we'll take what we can get) and full of monarch butterflies. I was getting the kids ready to go and Jaxson insisted that he needed his ant farm. I had no idea what he was talking about. I didn't even think he knew what an ant farm was. I said, "Jaxson, you don't have an ant farm." He said, "Yes I do. It's what deer hunters wear." "Oh," I said, "You mean a uniform?" "Yes," said Jaxson, "My ant farm."
And while we're talking of words Rachel said her first, besides of course Ma-Ma and Da-Da. She really loves ducks. Somestimes it's "du" and sometimes it's "cks" but she recognizes the pictures. Her other current favorite activities include feeding herself (whether it's food or not), playing peekaboo, cruising around the house, and watching the dog.