My Favorite Conversations from the Week

Number 1:
Hey Mooooooooommmmmmmyyyyyyyyy?
One second sweetheart, mommy's on the phone.
Excuse me please mommy?
Thank you Ben, that was polite, but mommy is still on the phone talking to Grandma, just a second.
(In a sweet soft whisper with puppy dog eyes and his head cocked to the side...) hey mommy, hey mommy, hey mommy...
Hold on a minute Grandma, yes sweetheart?
(With his hands cupping the sides of my face) I love you mommy
I love you too sweetheart
Let's go play TRUCKS!
OK, you go pick out a truck for mommy and I'll be right behind you
Right behind me! I get mommy's truck!

Number 2:
Mommy... my hit Cooper?
No honey, that's not nice. We don't hit Cooper.
Ummmmm, my hit Chloe?
No, we don't hit Chloe either.
My hit mommy?
No, we don't hit Mommy. We don't hit.
(with another head tilt and a little smirk) My kick mommy?
No, we don't kick mommy. It's not nice to kick.
My kick Cooper?
No, we don't kick anyone.
My bonk Cooper?
No Benjamin. That's so sad. We don't hit, we don't kick and we don't bonk. We only pet Cooper.

Number 3:
Moooooooommmmmyyyyy... how's that truck going?
Well, there's an engine under the hood and when you step on the gas pedal it makes the wheels turn.
Oh. Ummmmm, how's this car going?
It has an engine that turns the wheels.
Oh.... mommy?
Yes sweetheart?
How's that airplane going?
Do you want the long version or the short one?
Long one.
OK, it has engines that make it's wheels turn and it starts down the runway. The faster it goes the more air that passes over the wings. That creates lift. And when the lift equals the weight of the aircraft then the airplane starts to fly.
Oh...(pause) how's that truck going?
Let's sing a song.
Yea! Where's my guitaaaar? Where's my micra phone? You la la mommy!