Conversations with my 3.5 years old

Me: "Hey Alex, it's Chinese New Year. Can you wish your Gong Gong and Po Po a happy new year in Chinese? Come on, give it a go. Say Xin Nian Kuai Le."
3.5yo: "Ding Ding Ding Dong!"

Me: "You haven't been a very good boy today. I'm not very happy with you."
3.5yo: "I'm happy with you, Mummy."

Me: (Looking at our reflections in the mirror): "Do you look like mummy, Alexander?"
3.5yo: "No!"
Me: "Do you look like Daddy then?"
3.5yo: "No!"
Me: "Who do you look like then?"
3.5yo: "I look like me!"


The modern fairytale he made up one night:

"Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived in a castle in a faraway country. She had a ball, the ball was broken. So Granddad fixed it with some epoxy. The princess played with the ball at the pond with a frog. The End."

Conversations with my nearly 3 yo

My nearly 3yo has an obsession with dinosaurs and eggs.

Nearly 3yo: "Alex Mummy go cave?"
Me: "Yeah sure, we can visit a cave one day."
Nearly 3yo: "And find dinosaur?"
Me: "That might be a bit hard."

Me: "Can you help Nanna find her knitting?"
Nearly 3yo: "Mystery, can't find it."

Me: "Come sweetie, Mummy give you a kiss."
Nearly 3yo: "No, Mummy sick. Germs come in my mouth, make me sick."
Me: "Oh yeah, that's right. Just a kiss on your forehead then."

Me: "Hey, Mummy has a surprise for you!"
Nearly 3yo: "What is it?!"
Me: "You guess."
Nearly 3yo: "Egg?"

Nearly 3yo, counting money from his piggy bank
Me:" Hey sweetie, put the money back, you don't need it."
Nearly 3yo: "Alex need it!"
Me: "What for? What do you need to buy?"
Nearly 3yo: "Chicken, egg, ice cream!"