Santa Claus is coming to town....

Me: So, Liam, what are you going to ask Santa Claus to bring you this year?

Liam: A surprise!

Me: That's a really great idea. What do you think he'll bring me?

Liam: Hmmmm (thoughtful pause).... I know! He could give you a rainbow!

Me: (in awe) A rainbow... wow!

Liam: Yeah! Santa Claus just goes like this (big sweeping movement with arm) and makes a rainbow for you! 

the king

Liam has been cast as one of the Three Wise Kings in the Nativity play at his school! I brought him this fabulous Wise King costume back from Barcelona yesterday and I must say, no sooner was it on his back when he began to really get into character:

Me: Wow! You look gorgeous Liam!

Liam: Don't call me Liam Mammy!! You have to call me King Liam! (Pause)... Or Your Majesty...

Me: Oh! Why, yes of course, your majesty!

 

the big difference between boys and girls

Malachy: Uuuk, Mammy!! (Translation: “Look, Mammy”).

He holds up a little toy figurine to show me. It’s a figurine of a little girl with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a sunhat and a swimsuit and holding a bucket in one hand and a spade in the other.

Me: Yes, Malachy. Is that your little friend?

Malachy: Yep.

Me: She’s lovely!

Malachy: May-de isa durl (Translation: “Maybe it’s a girl”)

Liam: (Butting in) Of course it’s a girl! This is the boy!

Liam shows me a similar little figurine of a boy with short blonde hair wearing football gear and holding a ball.

Me: But how do you know which one's the boy and which one's the girl?

Liam: You know that Mammy!! (looking up to the heavens and sighing in exasperation). Because of the EYES!! Look?!

Pointing to the tiny little eyelashes on the girl doll and the lack of eyelashes on the boy doll

Liam: See?!

Malachy: Yep.

I miss...

When we were away on holiday in Bilbao and San Sebastian last week, after about two days Liam said...

Liam: Mammy, I miss Granny and Granddad

After 3 days he said...

Liam: I miss Miss Cooney (his teacher)

After 4 days he said...

Liam: I miss my friends from school

His order of priority seemed so touching to me…!