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.