Interview with Riley

1. What is something mom always says to you? 

I love you.

2. What makes mom happy? 

Giggles

3. What makes mom sad? 

When Gavin and I aren't being friends

4. How does your mom make you laugh? 

Doing silly things like making funny faces

5. What was your mom like as a child? 

I have no idea

6. How old is your mom? 

4

7. How tall is your mom? 

4!!

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Make me and Gavin play together

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? 

Go to the grocery store

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Loving cookies and cakes

11. What is your mom really good at? 

Making me giggle and cuddling with me

12. What is your mom not very good at? 

Making yourself angry

13. What does your mom do for a job? 

Works so hard at cooking

14.What is your mom's favorite food? 

Pickles

15.What makes you proud of your mom? 

Your good cuddles

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be? 

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Snuggle.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
We aren't. {after prompting...} We both have brown hair. 

19. How are you and your mom different? 
You're big and I'm small

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
With your cuddles

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? 

Falling in love with him

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Red Robin 

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?

79

Interview with Gavin

I've seen this interview idea circulating around social media lately, and was excited to try it with the kids.  First, I sat down with Gavin.

1. What is something mom always says to you? 

'Fill someone's bucket' or you call me Bug.

2. What makes mom happy? 

When me and Riley are good listeners.

3. What makes mom sad? 

When me and Riley aren't good listeners.

4. How does your mom make you laugh? 

Being a 'cuddle monster' and trying to catch me while I try to get away.

5. What was your mom like as a child? 

A good listener

6. How old is your mom? 

34

7. How tall is your mom? 

5' 3"

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Clean and watch Ellen

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? 

A bunch of boring stuff

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

For your homemade pizza 

11. What is your mom really good at? 

Cleaning

12. What is your mom not very good at? 

Skateboarding

13. What does your mom do for a job? 

Beachbody

14.What is your mom's favorite food? 

Mac n Cheese

15.What makes you proud of your mom? 

That you can take care of three kids (me and my friends on the field trip today)

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be? 

Annie from Magic Treehouse books

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Drive to school 

18. How are you and your mom the same? 

Our eye color

19. How are you and your mom different? 

Boy and girl

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

I just know it because you tell me it all the time. 

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? 

That he helps you clean the kitchen

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? 

Crystal Bridges

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?

26

Talkin' with a Toddler

I don't know if Riley is technically considered a toddler anymore, but she sure says the funniest things!  I wanted to write some down so I could be sure to remember them.  

After a rather grouchy morning ride to school to drop off Gavin, I told her she probably needed to go back into her room when we got home until she could be happier, and she shouted back that I should go to my room.  The conversation continued...
Me: That's fine, Riley.  I'll go to my room and lock myself in there for some Mommy Time.

Riley: {instantly cheered up and laughing...} You can't do that, silly.  I don't know the password for the iPad!

Another random conversation out of the blue recently...
Riley: Mom, I wish I could have a star right here on my nipple. {Uhh....????}

Me: Why would you have a star on your nipple?
Riley: I don't know.  Some girls do. {I'm getting scared at this point...}
Me: What girls do you know who have stars on their nipples?!?!
Riley: Sheriff Callie.

Riley's also pretty obsessed with wedding stuff right now.  She'd LOVE to have a wedding dress in her dress up closet.  She had a dream one night that she was marrying Gavin, and she wore a white dress with pink birds on it, a really long purple veil, and wore green beads.  She has such the fashion sense, right?  And then there was this conversation...
Riley:  Mom, did you know sometimes, when a girl is getting married, she cries at the wedding?
Me: Yes, I did know that.  Mommy cried when she was marrying Daddy actually.
--She paused, and then got really serious.--
Wait, were they happy tears or sad tears??? 
Haha!

Talking with a Toddler

Looking through my blog books, I remembered some of the different 'series' ideas I once did on the blog, like Talking with a Toddler, where I shared lots of cute things Gavin once said.  I really want to start writing down things Riley says, because sometimes they're so funny.  So, let's start with this one that just happened... 

Me:  Riley, please go to your room to calm down and you can come out when you're happy.

Riley:  Don't tell me what to do mom.  You're making me very mad right now.

{Followed by her slamming her bedroom door...}

Time to get really worried about life in 12 years!  Yikes.

Talking with a Toddler

I guess he's not really considered a toddler after he turns 3, is he?  :(  I wanted to share this funny conversation we had this morning, but since we're not sharing the baby's name, I'm substituting other names so you can hear the funny story still.  


Me:  Gavin, do you like the name Minnie Mouse for Baby Sister?
Gavin: Yes.
Me: Can you say Minnie Mouse?
Gavin: Minnie Mouse.
Me:  Do you like the name Dora?
Gavin: Yes.
Me: Can you say Dora?
Gavin: Dora.
Me:  Ok, what about the name Big Bird?  Do you like that?
Gavin:  I do!
Me: Can you say that name?
Gavin: Big Bird.
Me:  Ok, which name do you like best?  
Gavin: Umm.....Gavin!  :)

Thirteen Thursday

13 of Gavin's favorite phrases right now...

1. 'That's a super duper great idea!' - though when he says it, it sounds more like 'That's a scooby doo great idea!'
2. 'Little help here!'
3. 'My beary beary hungry.' (always said as he is rubbing his belly)
4. 'I have a big problem.'
5. 'You think that's funny?'
6. 'I did that on curpose.' (*purpose*)
7. 'Don't talk to me like that.'
8. 'Mom, follow me.'
9. 'I want to play for two more minutes.'
10. 'I love your hugs!'
11. 'I grew up!'
12. 'I don't want a time out!'
13. 'I want to drive Shirley crazy!'

Talking with a Toddler

Gavin:  What's in your belly, mom?
Me:  There's nothing in my belly.  What are you talking about?
Gavin:  Yes there is.  It's a ball.  
Me:  {Realizing he's remembering when I hid the ball under my shirt while we were playing earlier...}  Oh, is that right?
Gavin:  Yeah, two balls.  See....one, two!  


I'll let you imagine what he was pointing to and counting.  Way to make Mommy proud, Gav!

Talking with a Toddler

Me:  I love you.
Gavin:  I love you.
Me: Who's the best mommy?
Gavin:  Daddy's the best mommy. 

Talking with a Toddler

This kid seriously cracks me up!  He gets funnier every day.  :)

Last night, he was super slap happy and not wanting to go to bed.  As he's walking out of his room with his milk cup, I picked him up and said, "Oh no you don't!  It's time to sleep, dear."  I put him on his bed, and as I walked around to turn on his sound machine, he said, "But, I don't know how to sleep."  I cracked up, which made him laugh even more....it was a silly night trying to get through songs and stories!

This is the conversation I just had with him...
Me:  "We have to clean up this toy room, Gav."
Gavin: "What are you talking about, Mom?"

Talking with a Toddler

Let me set the scene...I'm laying on the couch, watching a little TV after dinner, and Gavin's playing in his toy room.  He comes out with one of his dinosaur figurines, and says, 'ROARRRRRRRRRRR!'  The rest of the conversation, he is still talking in that dinosaur-roar voice.

Me: 'Oooh, a dinosaur!  What color is your dinosaur?'
Gavin: 'Blue!'
Me: 'Is your dinosaur big or little?'
Gavin: 'Big'
Me: 'Is he scary?'
Gavin: 'Yes!'
Me: 'What does your dinosaur eat?'
Gavin: 'Mommies!'

Talking with a Toddler

Gavin's usually very caring when I tell him something hurts.  If I say, 'Mommy's head hurts, will you kiss it?' he happily runs over to make it 'all better.'  On Saturday, while Daddy did swimming class with Gavin, I walked the indoor track at the rec and ended up with a huge blister on the heel of my foot.  So, later that night ----

Me: Gavin, look!  Mommy hurt her foot today. I got a blister!  Will you kiss it and make it better?
Gavin: No, thank you!

Talking with a Toddler

I'm thinking this will become a new 'topic' on the blog.  Gavin and I now have the cutest conversations,and they're definitely worth sharing and worth documenting.  I love hearing him talk!

Both of these conversations happened last night-

We were sitting at the table, me getting coupons ready for our upcoming shopping trip and him looking at library books.  When he was finished, I unbuckled his booster seat and sat back down to finish my coupons.  He came over to me and gave me a kiss.  As he walked away, he said, I love you, Mom.  {{and my heart melts!}}
Me: Aw, thanks.  I love you, too, baby.
Gavin: I not a baby. 
Me: Oh, sorry.  What are you?
Gavin: A kid.
Me: Ok, I love you, kid.

Me: Come on, we have to go get you in the bath.
Gav: Why?
Me: Because you're dirty!
He looks down at himself and then back at me and says, I not dirty.

Talking with a toddler is so entertaining!