Me:  Maybe we should just give your toys to a little boy who will take care of them and not throw them around.
Tiago: Okay. (Sobs and Sighs)

a few minutes later...

Tiago:  (Sighs) I am sooo saaaad.  This is all my life.
Me: What's wrong with your life?
Tiago:  My life is not complete!
Me: Why?
Tiago: Because I have zero toys.

After I said no to watching TV before taking a nap...

This is all my life...sigh...this is all my life...sigh...this is all my life...

Me (in my stern voice):  Tiago, sit down and finish eating! 

Tiago (comes to me and pats my shoulders):  Calm down, Mom. Calm down, okay?

Tiago: Mom, let's make a band!
Me: Okay! That sounds like fun!
Tiago:  Yeah! I'll be the drummer and you be the microphoner.

We were in a restaurant when it started to rain really hard...

Me: Oh no, how are we gonna get out of here?!
Tiago:  Oh no!  Oh I know! Let's sing rain, rain go away!

Since Tiago is learning Mandarin in school, we are teaching him more Filipino words at home.  And so...

Me: Tiago, what's hello in Chinese?
Tiago:  INIHAW!

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After eating quite a lot for dinner, Tiago rubs is tummy and says "I'm ubos na!"

Tiago: No, I don't like to take a bath! 

Myke:  But you need to take a bath. 

Tiago: No! Mommy will be upset with you! 

Me:  Tiago, time to sleep.
Tiago: Yeah, I'm sleepy.
Me:  Okay, let's pray first.
Tiago:  You pray for me. I'll sleep.

In celebration of Children's Day...

Tiago: Maxine (his classmate) will be a cowgirl and I'll be a cowboy. 
Maxine's Mom: But Maxine's wearing a dress tomorrow, so she'll be a princess! 
Tiago: And I'll be the frog!

First time Tiago read an entire book all by himself. :)

Tiago:  What do you call this plant?

Me:  Makahiya.

Tiago:  What's Ma-ka-hiya in English.

Me:  It's a shy plant. Coz it closes when you touch it.  

Tiago: It can't be shy.  It's just a plant! 

Me: Wow, what a nice cat!
Tiago: No, it's an orange kitten!
Me: Oh, it's a kitten. 
Tiago: Orange kitten!
Me: Ok, orange kitten.
Tiago: Kitt'n not kit-ten!

Tiago: Mommy, let's play!
Me: Can we play later, my head is owie.
Tiago:  Oh, I need to massage it.  And you'll be fine in 7 seconds! 1...2...3...4...5...6...7!  Now you're all better.

Tiago writing numbers....

Tiago: 1...2...3....4...
Me: Is that a four?
Tiago:  nods
Me: It doesn't look like a four to me.
Tiago:  It's just pretending to be a four! It's not a real four.

Left Tiago with paint and paper while I went to the bathroom across the hall to clean a palette. While washing I could hear he was mixing colors...

yellow and red make orange...
yellow and blue make green...
blue and red make purple...
yellow and green make chartreuse...






(Huwat?! I had to Google if it was even a color!) 

Me: Tiago, it's time to sleep.
Tiago:  I AM sleeping!
Me:  No you're not. Your eyes are still open.
Tiago: I'm just pretending to be awake!
Me:  speechless
Tiago: Okay, Mom?

Tiago:  Mom, Daddy's a genius!
Me:  Really? How about me? Am I a genius too?
Tiago:  Nope.
Me: No?
Tiago: No, you're a person.

Me: Tiago, which pattern do you like - plaid, checks, polka dots or stripes?
Tiago:  Just plain white.

Me: Tiago, would you like pancakes and bacon or just pancakes?
Tiago: With bacon.
Me: Okay, with bacon.
Tiago: No mom, it's bacon!
Me: Yeah, bacon.
Tiago: It's "bay-CUN" not "bay-CON"!

Tiago: (rubbing my nose) What's this mom?
Me: My nose!
Tiago: No, what's this?! (still rubbing my nose)
Me: Skin on my nose!
Tiago:  You should put lotion on it.

Tiago: Mom, let's make letters on the floor!
Me:  My back is owie already, Tiago.
Tiago:  Maybe a hug will make it better.

Tiago: Mom, what's that? (pointing to the pimple on my forehead)
Me: A pimple!
Tiago:  I have a pimple too!
Me:  No you don't.  You're too young to have a pimple.  Only big boys and girls get pimples.
Tiago: I want to be a big boy with a pimple!

Me:  Tiago, time to take a bath.
Tiago:  Noooo! I don't like to take a bath!
Me: But you're so sweaty and sticky!
Tiago:  No!  I'm clean and shiny!

Me: Tiago, I need to stay in bed. I have a headache.
Tiago:  Oh, I have an idea!

He massages my head for about 3 seconds then kisses it.

Me: Thank you!
Tiago:  There! You're all better!

Myke: Tiago, you're sweating like a piggy-wiggy.
Tiago:  I'll go to the farm.

Prayer before bedtime.

Tiago refusing to let Myke give him a bath...

"It's not time to take a bath!  No, no, no, not yet! Oh my god!"

Me:  My tummy is owie.
Tiago:  Don't eat junk food, Mommy.

Tiago:  Mom, it's not time to sleep.  It's time to read a book.
Me: pretending to sleep
Tiago:  Mom, wake up!
Me: pretending to sleep
Tiago: Mom, look at me! You're making me upset!

Version 1
Me: (sniff) hmph, you're bantot!
Tiago:  I'm bango!

Version 2
Me: (sniff) hmph, you're bantot!
Tiago: Make it bango!

Tiago:  Mom, I'm hungry.
Me:  Okay, let's eat dinner already.
Tiago:  No-no-no!
Me: I thought you said you're hungry.
Tiago:  I'm hungry for biscuits.

Me: Who's Ernie's best friend?
Tiago: Bert!
Me: Who's Tiago's best friend?
Tiago:  Mommy and Daddy!

Me: Ernie and Bert are best friends.  How about you, who's your best friend?
Tiago:  Mommy!

Myke took Tiago to the potty to pee, Tiago dipped his foot into the potty.  

Myke:  Tiago, why did you put your foot in the potty?

Tiago:  It's amazing! 

I was away for an entire afternoon.  When I walked through our front door, Tiago was there and exclaimed:  "Mom! I'm so glad to see you!"

Tiago: A snowman! (seeing a picture from a book)
Me: Do you want to make a snowman?
Tiago: Yes! Let's buy snow!
Me: Where will we buy snow?
Tiago: The grocery!