So far, Bam Bam (3 yo) is by far the German language star in the house. Of course, he also gets the most exposure because he spends three hours every weekday with a native speaker. BUT, nonetheless, it sucks for me to know less German than a person who still drinks out of a bottle.
Here are a couple Bam Bam moments where he gets an A for effort:
We were eating lunch together and I was talking to hubby about some serious subject like food shortages or what color to paint the wall when all of the sudden Bam Bam gets a very solemn look on his face. He turns to me and says with an expression of empathy, "Bist du ein Brot?" His intonation said, "Are you OK?" but the words he spoke meant, "Are you bread?" I had to say no, that I wasn't bread but I sincerely appreciated his concern.
And this morning, he was eating GF bread with Nutella on it. He was lovingly talking about the joys of 'Schokolade' which is what he calls Nutella. And then he stoppped, looked at me and said, "What is 'Schokolade' in Engwich (English)? And I very self-satisfyingly said (hey, the kid speaks better German than me, I've got to show my skills somewhere!), "Chocolate."
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posted by Reluctant Nomad at 
lololo, I absolutely loved that post. I can see it just as you described! I believe it too, that little man is too cute. It's like I was telling you the other day when I was on the phone with the boys. Bam Bam "where are you?" Me "America". Bam Bam "oh Amerka". Me "are you in Austria?" Bam Bam "no, I'm in my house". Love it!!!