Gina: Actually Venice is a very special city in Italy Magnus: Why? Gina: Because the streets are made of water. That means they don't use cars to get around... Magnus: Yeah, they use submarines.
Magnus: Mommy, J*** is not being a good support! He's rolling again to get a better number! Gina: "Not being a good sport"
Maya: <sits awkwardly, then stands up on her booster chair and points all around the room> You are ALL CHEATING! You all gave me a wedgie!!
Popo: <in Chinese> Does Max need to change his diaper? Max: <grabs diaper area>
Regarding French Summer Camp
Magnus: But Mommy I want to speak English all the time, every day... until my life ends!
Gina: You mean, "for the rest of my life"
Driving through Burlington
Magnus: Hey! This looks like residential (from Minion Rush)
Looking at the insert for Snakes and Ladders:
Maya: Let's look at the construction
Incurring Maya's wrath
Maya: Po-PO!!!! Next time, don't pour my water out!! Neeeext time, don't pour my water out. Next time....
It's really impossible to convey all of Maya's theatrics. She finds the bush in front of my parents' house a little spooky, but every day she plays a damsel in distress because, "I'm afraid of the big big bush!" She doesn't like it when I make her sleep alone, so after a few minutes if she thinks I'm not coming back, she begins a well-practiced sob with a slow and measured crescendo. Then again, when she is in a good mood, everybody is her best friend, and she is beyond charming.
She's just being a three-nager, according to Auntie Margaret.
It's been over a year since I last blogged, and since then our MagnusAndFriends team has grown by one. Our new friend is a zippy little toddler now; universally liked for his affinity for food and his happy-go-lucky ways. Introducing, Max They-Never-Feed-Me-Enough-So-Can-I-Have-Some-Of-That????:
Max says a few words - Gong gong, Ah-choo, Aya (for Maya), and Grandma. He also says clock - or something vaguely similar - every time he hears the chiming of his Gong gong's living room clock. He's known to be a very able thief - his latest acquisition being two dried mushrooms from a tray Popo placed out of sight by the window.
He started training as a ninja early on. Ever since he learned how to crawl, he's been doing karate kicks with his brother. Now we just have to yell, "Hi-YA" and he gets down on the ground and does a back kick. It's his most consistent party trick to date, although he also likes to spin and pretend-jump for his audience.
Magnus adores his baby brother, and often tells us that he loves Max a certain percentage. The number varies, but it always over 100%. Not a day goes by where Magnus doesn't pounce on his brother to give him a hug or a kiss, with the same funny greeting, "MAXIE! Muah, muah!!"
Maya often pets Max and says, "ooooh you're so cute". But the family knows that when asked if she liked Max or the neighbour's cat better, she said, "Tigs" with zero hesitation.
Despite this, I have no doubt the day will come when Maya will tell us herself how much Max brightens our world.
