It’s Spring Break for me and I’ve been home with BK all week. I didn’t make any big plans, just a low-key week at home with my girl. She’s been asking to go see a movie for a few weeks, so on Wednesday we went to see The Croods. By the way, it was a great toddler movie, she was engaged the whole time and even sat in my lap for most of the movie. Rare for Miss Independent, but I’ll take it anytime.
On the edge of 3, she is such a talker, she asks questions about things and when there isn’t anyone to talk to, she just talks to herself. My mom swears I was just like her when I was her age, which makes sense, I still love to talk. But we’re at that stage now where she listens to conversations and chimes in to what we are saying, even when we aren’t having a conversation with her. It’s eye-opening, suddenly you go from thinking she might be listening to okay, she’s listening, game on.
It’s funny and cute until you go to the movies and feel like you’ve been transplanted into an episode of Kids Say The Darndest Things.
Me: Hi! I need to get two tickets to the The Croods at 12:30
Rave Employee: Okay, and how old is she?
Me: She’s 2.
Braylen: Uh, moooom, I’m not 2, I am 3 years old.
Me: (shaking my head) She’s a little excited about her birthday, it’s next month, she’ll be 3 on her birthday.
Braylen: I’m ’bout to be 3 an’ a half, that’s why I am a big girl now.
Rave Employee: Okay… so here are your tickets. 2 and under get in free.
Clearly, it looked like I was trying to get a free pass for my 3 year old by lying about her age. I know I turned 7 shades of red and I almost wanted to just pay for the ticket anyway, but she really is 2. I’m a rule follower, like a put my cart back in the designated location every time I go to the store, rule follower. This was just lovely. I wanted to prove that she was 2 but she doesn’t carry a license and I don’t keep her birth certificate in my back pocket. I just went on and bought my popcorn and then I called Allen. And? He laughed, because it is pretty funny if it didn’t happen to you.
So we went on with our movie-date and ate tons of popcorn, and talked about how old she really is.
And when I asked her why she said she was 3? She replied, well, just ’cause sometimes I like to be 3 or 5 or somethin’.
Haha the things kids say! 🙂
LOL, kids are so funny! They say and do the most random things, and know how to embarrass us, don’t they? Oh and I’m kind of a rule follower, too. 🙂
God bless her! She and Easton could probably get into a talking match. I don’t think Easton drew a breath the whole time on the way to school this morning. Kid loves to talk…who knows where he gets it from. 😉 Love these little conversations! I’m glad y’all had a fun week! We have yet to try a movie, might be in the works soon!
LOL. This age/stage is so funny. I would have totally been embarassed to the point of just buying an extra ticket. ha!
That’s really funny! She’s such a little sweetie 🙂
This is the cutest story!
Happy Easter!
She is such a hoot! I’m glad y’all had such a fun mama/daughter date!
Bhahaha! I just had a vision of my future with my daughter. So glad y’all had fun!!
Haha! If it makes you feel any better my mom is less than 5 feet tall while my dad is over 6 feet tall. I sprouted up quickly and was taller than my mom at a young age, making it impossible to get any “little kid” discounts/freebies after I was around age 6. However, whenever my dad was around there was no problem!
aw! I would have been red-faced too! Thanks for sharing though 😉