Ball, Ball, Ball

Of the dozen or so words now in Benji’s vocabulary, it is clear to anyone with ears that his favorite word is ball. His enunciation of the word reveals his southern United States upbringing. He drawls the word out to almost two syllables; bawall. Each time he sees one, he points his left index finger and declares “bawall”. He sees them everywhere. Certainly we have stocked his toy box with balls of all sized, and he points out the ones he sees in the neighbor’s yard. In fact, when he saw his older buddy next door shooting baskets Benji said his first sentence, “Zack bawall”. One of the more interesting places he found his favorite objects was outside our Target store. Their logo is a bullseye and their store designers made their safety barriers spherical in line with the theme. Each time we visit the store Benji points out each one “Ball, Ball, Ball”.