Big Boy isn’t feeling well today so he’s snuggled on the couch with me resting. We’re watching coverage of the inauguration of Rock Obama (if you ask him that is his name at least, no matter how many times I say Barack Obama” and coverage of MLK. He’s bored & asking a million questions to keep himself entertained. Being confined to the couch is hard for a 5 year old! I thought I’d share some of our conversation this morning for your enjoyment:
“Where does MLKJ live?” (explaining that he isn’t alive anymore was shocking & apparently something they didn’t cover in school last week when learning about him?!)
“Why does Rock Obama have a lady?”
“When I get bigger, can I use bigger letters?” (we talked about only using a capital letter at the beginning of his name instead of all capital letters)
“I was born in June.” (I then explained to him that he was born on his birthday, May 21st, and that we celebrate his birthday each year to celebrate him being born) His response: “YOU CELEBRATE ME?!?!” 
“Mommy, can we go see Rock Obama?”
“Martin Luther King had a dream. Mommy, did you know that?” “Sometimes I have scary dreams…”
“I wish MLKJ wasn’t dead. Maybe if he feels better he can not be dead.” (nothing like explaining death is permanent to a 5 year old)
“Mommy look he said it was going to snow!” (unfortunately that was the forecast for up north!)
“Mommy can you ask the speaker (Siri) what number (the score) the Patriots got last night? The 49ers got 28, I remember that”
“Mommy, when I get bigger can me and Daddy play on the same football team?”
“Is Barack Obama the President of the day?” (explained that he would be president for 4 more years) “FOUR YEARS?!…six, seven, eight. I’ll be NINE.”
This is AWESOME! Love his commentary! At least he doesn’t call him “Rock O’Mama” like our little guy did!