Conversation with a 4-year old

I was looking for something....could not find it. So, I asked Rachel..

Mummy : Rachel, did you see the "something something"
Rachel : Mummy, next time, make sure you put it at the proper place so that you know where to find it!!!

O_O


Then, her daddy asked her when is the Character Day in school... (where the kids dress up as a character from a story book)

Daddy : Is it on Wednesday or Thursday?
Rachel : Daddy, didn't you read the letter teacher gave you?????


She came home from school with a circular. Passed it to me...

Mummy : Rachel, what is it about?
Rachel : Read it for yourself... then you know.

O_O ???????


and this was the ultimate.....


I was cooking. Kenneth was sleeping in the room. Rachel was watching tv in the hall.

Mummy : Rachel, can you please go see whether Kenneth is ok?
Rachel : *eyes still on the tv, waved a hand at me.... * Mummy, it's ok....I can HEAR Kenneth sleeping...

*slap my forehead*...Should I laugh...or should I be angry....????!!!!

The Zoo

Rachel had a school field trip to the Kuwait Zoo last week....Shocked me a bit, when she came home an hour late, and Kenneth and I were waiting under the hot sun for her bus!!!!! It's getting hotter here in Q8!!!!! (really got me seriously thinking abou t slapping on sunblock on the kids)

During dinner, hubby asked her how the zoo was.... and what she saw...

Rachel : I saw wolves!!!
Daddy : What were they doing
Rachel : Sleeping
Daddy : They are dying, not sleeping....
Rachel : I also saw zebras!!!
Daddy : What were they doing
Rachel : not moving
Daddy : They are dying...... What other animals you saw? Did you see a lion?
Rachel : No
Daddy : Coz they die already....

Annoyed, Rachel look at me.... "Mummy, why daddy always say dying dying one...?!"

Eiffel tower...all worth it

Rachel was watching Little Einstein just now, and one of the places that was mentioned was Eiffel Tower in Paris....

Then she turned to me and said. "Mummy, I have been to Eiffel Tower, remember?"

Oh OKAY!!!! It's all worth it to travel with the kids!!! Must remind Daddy about this....Where will our next destination be?!?!?!?!?!

All Rachel

Mummy....I am CUTE, HAPPY and SMELLY!!!!!! (she meant to say SMILEY)


Rachel, don't pose like that when taking pictures.
Daddy....why????
It's so ugly
Who said it's ugly. Everyone says I am cute!!!!

My name is Paula

She has this thing going on with the name Paula....

When we met one of our neighbours in the lift...

Neighbour : Hello....what's your name?
Rachel : My name is Paula..
Mummy : Huh? Your name is Rachel.... (and to the neighbour I said...) Hi, her name is Rachel..
Rachel : No, Mummy...My name is Paula...PAAAAUUUUU LAAAAAA

Then, when we were reading a book on occupations..

Mummy : So, Rachel, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Rachel : I want to be a doctor
Mummy : So, I call you Doctor Rachel.
Rachel : NOOOOOO....I am Doctor PAUUUUUU LAAAAAA.....

scheming rachel

Ways of getting me to take her out:

Rachel, go kiss daddy. It's Father's Day today...
But I have to go out first, to buy him a card..

Mummy, today's sunny. But it's not too hot, right?
Yes. why?
No, just talking about the ...errr...the weather
huh?
Not too hot, so can go out?

Ways to get us to buy her toys:

Mummy, why are you looking at the toy store?
Just looking.
Why? You want to buy something?
No. why?
You want to buy something for err..Kenneth?
I am just looking...cannot meh?
CANNNNNN.....

Mummy, you know ah, when I am bigger, when I have money, I will buy lots of toys for Kenneth.
errrr...ok...
good hor, to buy toys....

I want a sister

Rachel just came to me:

Mummy, I tell you something

Yes?

Mummy, I want you to give me a baby sister.

huh?

Then I call her Emma.

Ok. you go tell daddy.

*** The name Emma is from Friends.....

Rachel's answers to daddy

I was putting Kenneth to bed when I overheard this conversation between Rachel and hubby....

Daddy, why you always watch these chinese fighting shows one. Not good.

I am chinese. You are chinese as well.

I am not Chinese. I am a princess

You sausage...

Daddy, I am not a sausage. I got hands, mouth, nose, eyes....you see.... I am not a sausage!!!!

Conversations with Rachel

Daddy wanted to go jogging on his own...Rachel wanted to follow... Daddy said he's going out to buy toys for Rachel, but outside is hot and sandy, so Rachel will stay home. When he came back with empty hands....

Rachel, daddy could not find pink scooter. Only got purple scooter..
I like purple also what....
There's no screwdriver, only toy hammer
I like hammer also what....
Oklah, will buy for you another day...

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When I was trying to teach Rachel how to use the word "pardon" instead of all her "HAH..."

Mummy, what's your full name?
My name is mummy...
HAH???
Rachel, say Pardon. Don't HAH...
HAH????
If you cannot hear me, say Pardon?... not HAH..
Oh. Okay.
So, if you cannot hear me, what do you say?
HAH????
Say pardon..not Hah...
Pardon.
Yes, pardon.

after 5 minutes....

Mummy...what's your name?
My name is mummy...
HAH??????

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While watching 1000 places to see before you die - South Africa...

Rachel, there's a great big shark. Have to be careful, coz they bite.
Mummy, do you like sharks?
No, I don't like sharks.
I also don't like sharks.
Rachel, look. whales... they are really big.
Mummy, do you like whales?
Yes, I like whales.
I also like whales.
Rachel. Look. zebras and giraffes. They are so beautiful. I like them
I also like zebras and giraffes... Mummy, I like what you like..... OKAY????

Hubby calls this "polish shoe"......