Awkward Spelling

Bracken loves his new found skill of spelling, and he uses it often.  He's figured out that if he spells a treat or activity I'm more likely to do it with him.  "Mom, let's read a B-O-O-K.", "Y-E-S I want a C-O-O-K-I-E." He's also found it helpful to keep secrets from his sister. "Mom, let's work on making Chandra's Christmas A-P-R-I-N." (They're not always spelled perfectly. :)  It's fun to hear him laying in bed at night sounding out words, or studiously making letter sounds as he works on writing a letter or story.

Every once in a while it can get awkward though.  A couple of Sunday's ago during sacrament meeting I hear Bracken starting to sound things out under his breath.  He announces to me in a loud whisper, "Mom, I can spell six, "S-I-X, S-I-X."  He pauses for a moment, and then much more loudly and excitedly says, "And I can spell a new word!  S-E-X, S-E-X, sex!" He was so proud of figuring out a new word, and I just wanted to climb under the seat as it felt like all our neighbors were looking at us.

Sometimes spelling is just awkward.