Catching Up On Current Events

Today, I had agreed to pick my my son's friend from preschool when I picked up my son to help some friends out.

As we were driving to my son's grandparents' home for a quick errand, I overheard the conversation between my son and his friend. It was so cute because to me it was the "adult" version of catching up on current events, I smiled.

Here goes:

Son: You and I are going to my grandparents' house.

Friend: Oh yeah, my grandparents live here (meaning in town).

Son: Where do they live?

Friend(did not point at all): You turn left here, then you have pass something, and then you are there.

We just passed a construction site for a new Walgreen.

Son: Over there, they are building...what are they building again mommy?

I: Walgreen

Son: Oh yeah, a Walgreen. It is a store.

Friend: I know that already. It is going to be cool. I have been to Walgreen.

Let's just say that my son and his friend had a great time playing and eating lunch and dinner together.

Feliz Navidad!

My son sang this version of "I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas!"

"I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad. From the heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart!"

I asked him if he knew what Feliz Navidad meant. He said "From the heart."

He is learning this song for a Christmas program at preschool.

Stop Arguing With Me!

Today, I told my son to "Stop arguing with me." He is known to do that, argue until he gets his way which is not very often.

When I kept telling him that he cannot wear tank-top to bed in the middle of winter, he tells me in a strict voice, "Mommy, stop arguing with me!"

That is Your Body Button!

My son and I were naming body parts. He is into trying to remember them all. Before he pointed to the next body part, he said, "That is your body button!"

I asked him what he said again.

"Your body button."

"Oh," I said laughing. "That is your belly button!"

He laughed.

Those Cars Don't Have Muscles

My son and I bought two cheaply made big plastic cars that cost $1 each, from our local retail store. Although, I hate those cheaply made toys, I want my son to make his own decisions to a certain extent.

Within minutes of playing with those cars, they broke. I told my son that it was the last time we would buy those kinds of toys. I added, "They are not strong enough."

My son said, "Mommy, you're right. These cars don't have muscles."

Art Makes Me Wild A Little Bit

As I took my son to preschool, I reminded him that he has to do an art activity if there is one because his teacher had told me that he does not like or want to do art. I explained to her that he wants to play.

My son said, "OK mommy, but I want you to know that art makes me wild a little bit."

All Presidents Wear Little Flags On Their Suits

"All presidents wear little flags on their suits," my son said as a matter of fact.

See what happened was yesterday, I was skimming though the latest of Time Magazine. As I was skimming a page with U.S. president George W. Bush, my son points to him and asks, "Mommy, is that the president?

My eyes became huge and my mouth dropped open. I asked him to repeat what he had asked. He asked "Is that the president?"

I laughed a little bit, and I said yes. I also asked him how did he know that was the president?

He replied, "All presidents wear little flags on their suits--just like the president on Cory in the House!"