Mom by any other name

It was a cold Sunday morning. Sempi doesn’t want to leave the house. I’m trying to convince him to go out for family brunch. Yoshi is still getting ready. Sempi: I don’t want to go. I want to stay home and play legos. Me: If you want to stay home, that’s fine. I’m going out for brunch. Sempi: Ok. Me: I’m taking Vian with me. Sempi: Ok, you can take Vian and I’ll stay with Amma....

December 9, 2018 · 1 min

I'm batman

Sempi’s new obsession is playing police. Every chance he gets, he recruits me and Vian to play police. Sempi: Appa, let’s play police. You can be the bad guy and I’ll be police Me: Ok! Vian, what are you going to be? A good guy or a bad guy? Vian: I’m batman. Me: I see, so is batman a good guy or a bad guy? Vian: No appa, I’m batman. Me: Alrighty then....

November 25, 2018 · 1 min

Hot Cocoa

It is freezing outside. We bundle up and go out to explore. When we got back to our lodging it was warm and cozy. Yoshi decided to make everyone hot cocoa. She brings the cups of hot cocoa and the bag of marshmallows. Yoshi: Vian, how old are you? Vian: Two! Yoshi: You can have 2 marshmallows for your hot chocolate. Vian: Yay! (and proceeds to grab a handful of marshmallows and dumps it into his hot chocolate)....

November 21, 2018 · 1 min