The things that kid says

Well, we just celebrated Micah's 2nd birthday in grand style here in Quy Nhon, complete with a "gravel pit" chocolate cake with all sorts of heavy machinery driving across it.  Micah was suitably impressed, and we had a great time with our friends and their little 'uns.

We're discovering that this is a really fun age, as Micah picks up language at a breathtaking pace.  The kid is a sponge, and we never know from day to day what he's going to say next.  Mealtimes are often a monologue of Micah chattering away about cows and thunderstorms and playing at the park, while Joelle and I do our best to fit in a word or two edgewise while he's chewing.

I wanted to write down some of the more amusing things he's said in the past week or two, just to give you an idea of his goofy personality and great imagination.  So here, in no particular order, are FIVE THINGS MICAH SAID LAST WEEK:

 

1) Said while making banana bread with Joelle.
"Let's mix this bad boy up."  (Not really sure where this came from.  It's not a regularly-occurring idiom in our house.)

2) Said while repeatedly slapping a picture of a tiger in an animal book.
"No, tiger!  Stop!  Don't bite Micah!  Go-to-another-place!"  (Last sentence said with great emphasis.)

3) "Steven, come play toys."  (We had just revealed to him that day the shocking truth that mommy and daddy's names aren't actually "mommy" and "daddy.")

4) Steven: "What do you want to pray for tonight, Micah?"
Micah:  "Pray people no take Micah's toys away."  (Pragmatic, if nothing else.)

5) Joelle:  "Did you have a good nap, Micah?  What did you dream about?"
Micah:  "Jesus driving fire truck."  (Once again, he put that one together all on his own.  No "Jesus-the-fire-truck-driver" books or videos in our collection.  Although it's a fantastic idea...)

That's it for now from our side of the world.  Signing off with this picture of us enjoying some banh xeo with teammates and students.  (If you don't know what banh xeo is, it's impossible to describe in a way that makes you want to try it.  My advice is just to eat some.)