Braden praying...

Braden prays this morning:
"Dear God,
Thank you for farm.
Thank you for animals.
Thank you for jungle.
Thank you for zoo.
Thank you for sea.
Thank you for letters.
Thank you for numbers.
Thank you for everything!
Rescue Pack! Everything you need!"

You lost your what??

I have a cold and cough that started two days ago.  Last night I was coughing so hard that my throat was hurting so bad that caused me to lose my voice.  When Braden was talking to me, I couldn't talk back.  While pointing at my throat, I whispered, "Braden, I can't talk... I lost my voice...."  Totally confused, Braden said,  "Huh?? Mommy, you lost your neck???"  Clearly he didn't hear me loud enough!

What do you want for your birthday?

Braden loves loves loves animals, particularly farm animals, and particularly cows.  (He sings Old MacDonald ten times a day!)

There was one day last month when I asked him, "What gift do you want for your birthday?"  He answered "I want a farm!"   I laughed and I told him, "Braden, a farm is too big!  I can't give you a farm.  What do you want for your birthday then?"   Braden shouted "A COW!"

One more on this topic...

Another time, he was reading a book about a farm when he said "I love farms!" I said, "Oh do you want to be a farmer when you grow up?"  He quickly answered "No, A COW!"    (Again!)

Swimming on Friday only

Braden always sees the pool whenever we walk by our hotel when we were at Disneyland.  He always asks us "Can I go swimming in the water please?"  We always say "No, not today."  But we always feel bad because he really wants to go.  On Wednesday morning when we were walking out from our hotel, he asked us the same question again.  I felt I owe it to him to give him an explanation.  I then told him, "Braden, we are going swimming on Friday only."  He kept quiet and looked at me so I continued.  "So that means, we still have to sleep two more nights.  Because today is Wednesday and not Friday. Then we sleep tonight.  And when we wake up again tomorrow, it is only Thursday, and not Friday again.  Then we sleep again. Then when you wake up after that, it's Friday. Then we can go swimming!  So everyday when you wake up in the morning, you can always ask us if it's Friday, ok?"  He didn't answer and so I asked again "Ok Braden?"  He looked at me and answered a loud "HUH???"

Wow, all that talking for nothing!

Baby Mac speaks Spanish

Baby Mac loves to babble now.  I was playing with him this morning and he started saying "Ooo aah".  Braden quickly ran beside me and said with much excitement "Mommy, mommy, mommy!"  I said "What??"  He happily said  "Baby Mac is saying 'Hola' like Dora!!"

Cloudy day

When Braden was drinking his milk in the kitchen when he woke up this morning, he started singing the Sesame Street theme song.  He went "Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away."  He suddenly stopped singing, looked out the window and started singing "CLOUDY day, sweepin' the SUN away...." Then said "It's a cloudy day Mommy!"

Braden counting in Spanish

Braden counts in Spanish as "Uno, dos, tres, Pablo, cinco!" 

P.S.  He loves Pablo from Backyardigans