Twinkle, Twinkle

Twinkle Twinkle

Little Star

How I love you

As you are

– Alice, age 3

Aliens

Oliver: I just realized, to aliens, we are aliens.

FalseBook

Alice: mum, what would you do if you had one hundred dollars?

Mum: I would go shopping, what you you do?

Alice: I would put it inside the bank, so it would grow more dollars.

Mum: Well, I think you should be in charge of dollars now, because that is very smart.

Alice: yes, more dollars is better.

Mum: you are correct. This is pretty good, can I post it?

Alice: Sure, post it on your FalseBook.

Mum: *dies laughing* amazing, it’s called FalseBook now.

Negotiation Breakdown

Mum: I’ll give you $2 to read one French book 📖
Oliver: no
Mum: $2!!!!
Oliver: no
Mum: ok $5 for 5 French books
Oliver: no
Mum: ok! $1 for an English book
Oliver: no … how about $5 for one English book
Mum: $5!!!! wow, that did not go the way I thought it would

like a Treasure Chest

Alfred: I need to Woock something

Mum: you need to Walk something?

Alfred: NO! I need to wwwwaaaock something

Mum: you want to take something for a walk?

Alfred: NO! MUM! I need to WAAOCK something like a treasure chest

Mum: ….

Alfred: WAOOOOCK SOMETHING

Mum: oh! Like a treasure chest. You need to lock something? L-l-l-la-lock?

Alfred: yes wock

Mum: try it for me – La-la-la-la-Lock!

Alfred: la-la-la-la-Wock!

Mum: alright then

The Rock

Oliver: I’m Dwayne the ROCK Johnson
Mum: I’m sorry what did you say?
Oliver: I’m Dwayne THE ROCK JOHNSON
Mum: I see…
Oliver: see? I can do both eyebrows

“Life is anything but predictable”@therock -Dwayne Johnson

Milk

Alfred: Today is a good day!

Mum: Are you having more fun today?

Alfred: Yes, but I hate Cuba, because I want a milk.

Mum: ah yes, milk is life.

If you had 2 million dollars…

Oliver: but if you had 2 – one million dollars would you spend it or give it to a homeless person?

Mum: oooof, a million dollars would be a lot of money to give away, but yes I hope I’d share some of it and spend some of it. What would you do?

Oliver: I’d give all of it away.

Mum: ALL of it? The whole PILE?

Oliver: (increasingly confident) all of it to the homeless people.

Mum: Wow. So you don’t need a million dollars? You have everything you need?

Oliver: Yes, I got a mum and a sister and a brother and a dad. And I have friends. I don’t need anything.

Mum: Wow.

Can you hear me now?

How long do you think I can make this game last? My littliest love made it up all on his own!!

“Maauum you can’t heeeeeaaaar meeeee”

Disney World is for Grown-Ups

Alice: Alfie isn’t ready to be a grownup yet

Alfred: I AM ready to be a grownup

Alice: Alfie isn’t ready to be a grownup yet

Alfred: I AM ready to be a GROWNUP

Alice: ALFIE ISNT READY

Alfred: I AMREADY TOBE GROOOOWNUUUUP!

Mum: ok ok ok what’s going on

Alfred: ARTRTAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

Alice: ok I have one more question to tell you Alfie. (Suddenly starts Crying) I want to go Disney world when I’m a teenager but Grandma Barbie says I have to wait till I’m a grownup. 

Mum: oh I see what’s happening here, how about we all go to Disneyland when Alice is 8?

Alice: (smiles and stops crying) how many more birthdays is that!? 

Mum: well you’re five so (holding up fingers) 6-7-8 that’s how many birthdays?

Alice: THREE!!!!

Mum: Alfie you want to come to Disneyland?

Alice: no! DISNEYWORLD, not DisneyLAND

Alfred: how far is that away?

Alice: well it’s not in Saskatoon. So it’s a little bit far, and we’ll have to get in the car a bit. (Singing now) Disney-woooorld, Disneywoooorld. 

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