out of the mouths of babes {january}

"Oh no, I broke my fish finger. I want to eat my fish finger safely."

Mummy: "Are you finished your lunch?"

beautiful boy: "No."

Mummy: "Then why have you taken your apron off?"

beautiful boy: "Because I'm being cheeky."

Mummy: "How old are you?"

beautiful boy: "Ummmmmm. On my next birthday I will be three."

Mummy: "But how old are you now?"

beautiful boy: "Big."

beautiful boy: "I've got curry and rice for dinner.

Daddy: "Yes you have. Me too."

beautiful boy: "Yes and Mummy three. And [my sister] four."

Mummy: "What would you like for your birthday?"

beautiful boy: "I would like a bike and a cake with candles to blow out."

Mummy: "What colour bike would you like?"

beautiful boy: "A red bike."

Mummy: "And what sort of cake would you like?"

beautiful boy: "A red cake. And red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. And with candles to blow out."

"That was a bread poo. Now I'm going to make an ice cream poo. It will be delicious."

beautiful boy: "I want to be a daddy."

Mummy: "Maybe one day, if you are very very lucky."

beautiful boy: "Next Christmas?"

beautiful boy: "Can I have a drink please? I'm thirsty."

Mummy: "Of course. Would you like a drink of water."

beautiful boy: "Yes. That'll do the trick."

Mummy: "Now, what would you like to do now? Would you like to go home or go shopping?"

beautiful boy: "I would like to go... SHOPPING!"

Mummy: "Okay, then you shall go shopping."

beautiful boy: "Would you like to come shopping with me, Mummy?"

"I love you Mummy, all the days of Christmas."

"Astronaut Nanny, today we are going to fly into space in Astronaut Mummy's car to see moons and stars and planet Earth."

"I like pants. Pants are nice. And I love t-shirts."

beautiful boy: "We will see Uncle Matt today?"

Mummy: "No, not today lovely."

beautiful boy: "Okay, maybe after next Christmas."

Mummy: "I think you're being a bit of a baby."

beautiful boy: "Yes I am. I'm your baby."

Mummy: "You are. My little baby boy."

beautiful boy: "Yes. And I think I need to sleep in a sleeping bag tonight."

Mummy: "What did you have for your lunch?"
beautiful boy: " I had a sausage roll. And a cupcake."
Mummy: "Do you remember what flavour your cupcake was?'
beautiful boy: "It was chocolate. It was cookies and crumpet flavour."
Mummy: "I think you mean cookies and cream."
beautiful boy: "No cookies and crumpet."