I Wish I Could've Caught This on Camera

Took Kai to the playground at the Y this morning. The little boy was walking back and forth on the little bridge that connects the stairs and the slides. I was standing on the ground watching him from the side.
Suddenly he stopped and said with all seriousness, "Mommy, come UP!"
I replied, "Nah~~ it's okay. You play up there. Mommy likes watching you from here."
Kai, "Mommy, come UP! Crocodiles under the bridge."
I exaggerated, "What? Where are the crocodiles under the bridge?"
Kai pointed to the ground, "Right THERE!"
Me, "Oh no! How many are there, Kai?"
Kai (in ascending volume), "1, 2, 3, 5789, 11. Mommy," he looked into my eyes and said, "A. Lot. Of. Crocodiles. Mommy." Then, as if it was an after thought, he added, "And alligators."
I pretended to panic, "What should Mommy do, Kai? Can you help Mommy?"
Kai said nonchalantly, "Yeah." Then he walked to the other side of the bridge.
I thought he had lost interest in our conversation.
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
The little guy stumped his booted feet down hard with every step he took on the bridge and shouthed, "Kaikai baby dinosaur!"
I laughed, "Are you a baby dinosaur?"
Kai roared with his mouth as wide as it could go and as loudly as he could.
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Kai came back the other way across the bridge, "Crocodile scare baby dinosaur. Kaikai baby dinosaur!"
I let out a sigh of relief, "Oh good. Crocodiles are scared of the baby dinosaur, huh?! Are they all gone now?"
Kai had his eyes on the slides and started heading toward them (that was when he decided this conversation is coming to an end).
He sat at the top of a slide and said, "Mommy okay now."

Aw~~~ my little hero saved me from a bunch of crocodiles and alligators.



After the nap, I put Kai in front of his all-time favorite movies "Cars". My plan was to take the much needed shower, do laundry, and get dinner ready while he was watching it.
"Hey Kai, Mommy's gonna be in the shower, okay?" I poked my head out the bathroom door and said it at the general direction of the living room.
"Kaikai come."
What?! He never wants to take his eyes off of the movie. I waited for a few more seconds. He didn't say anything more. All I could hear was the movie. I turned on the water.

Right around the time when I was rinsing off a full head of bubbles, one end of the shower curtain (the end closest to the splashing water) opened. I tried to open my eyes and look through the bubbly water running down my face. "Kaikai coming, Mommy," announced a naked 2-year-old who had managed to stripped himself down.
"What are you doing, Kai? Do you want to come into the shower with Mommy?"
"Nope!" he ran out of the bathroom. Giggling.

My first thought, "Sh*t! It's cold. He's naked. He's already got a bit of a cold." But I was covered in bubbles.
I shouted, "Come here, Kai."
Thank goodness I kept his doggy robe on the door of the bathroom, and thank goodness we have such a good and understanding little guy. I was able to get him to come back so I could at least put the robe on him. It made me feel better/less guilty.
For the rest of the time I spent in the shower, this little guy ran back and forth between the living room and bathroom, quizzing my knowledge of the movie (good thing we've watched it a few times):

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, what happen to Mac?"
"He fell asleep on the highway."

"No Mac falling asleep, Mommy."
"It's okay. Nothing bad will happen to Mac."

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, where McQueen going?"
"He made a wrong turn. Now he's heading to Radiator Springs."

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, no McQueen driving dark."
"Don't worry. He'll be fine. He's gonna meet the police car soon."

"Mommy, police car here!"
"See? McQueen's fine."

"Mommy, what McQueen doing?"
"He's running away from the police car, isn't he? Kai, Mommy's almost done, okay? I'll be out soon."

"No Kaikai want McQueen running, Mommy."
"It's okay, babe. You'll see Mater soon."

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mater here."
"Yay! See? Everything's fine."

-- Mommy passed the quiz!