This is part of Sempi’s potty training series. Today he successfully pooped in his portable potty. Sempi: Appa the poop looks like a hot dog. Me: Thanks man, thanks for that imagery. I’m glad I’m a vegetarian.

Happy New Year 2016 Yoshi is baking a strawberry cake. I’m helping Sempi squeeze some oranges to make orange juice. Me: We’re almost done squeezing. Sempi: I like my orange juice with poop. Me: You what? Sempi: I like my orange juice with poooop. Pooolp. Me: Oh you mean pulp. I see. *phew* We had some delicious cake and drank orange juice with puuuulp.

Days after Christmas, it starts snowing in Portland. We are all excited to stay in and watch the snow. I start to have a casual conversation with Yoshi’s belly (she’s pregnant). Me: Hey! Sleepy head. Wake up. Let’s see you kick. Me: Do you like Superman or Batman? Me: Do you like Garbage Truck or Dump Truck? Sempi drops his toys and comes running towards us. Yoshi: Appa is talking to Jelly Bean (name of the fetus)....

Sempi is playing with his trucks. Yosh and I are having an adult conversation. Sempi feels left out. Sempi: Amma, you’re taking up too much space. Yoshi: Really? What do you want me to do? Sempi: You should move. Yoshi: Where do you want me to move? Sempi: Closer to me. :) That sly dog.

Lazy Sunday morning. Yoshi is making an origami star to adorn our one foot christmas tree. Sempi is sitting there watching the whole ordeal. Yoshi finishes the star and looks at it and says “This star is not perfect but who needs perfection”. Sempi pipes up with “I do”.