Dancing

The boys definitely can tell there is a party - and a dance floor

Starbucks

Hoje eu dei um pouquinho do meu café (descafeinado) com leite sem açúcar pro Nathan porque ele queria experimentar. Sabia que ele não ia gostar. O diálogo:
Eu: Gostou Nathan?
Nate: Não... Mamãe, se eu tomar café do Starbucks eu vou gostar?
Muito espertinho pro meu gosto esse cara! haha

Children or Adult?

Another matt and nate conversation

Nathan: This is not for you, it's for adults, you are children
Matthew: I am adult because I am wearing underwear!
Nathan: You are children because you with diaper
Matthew: I am with underwear

potty training

Na semana passada (23 de agosto) começamos "oficialmente" o esperado potty training. Em vez de usar os pull ups que tentamos antes, partimos pra cueca direto. Os primeiros dias foram estressantes - xixi no chão, no tapete, nos brinquedos.... ugh! O prêmio final para quem não usasse mais fralda era uma scooter. Na sexta feira o Matthew só teve um acidente, e como eu tinha visto uma scooter no craigslist, fomos procurar no sábado. Saímos sem fralda - ai que nervoso! Conseguimos comprar a scooter e ficamos quase 3 horas fora, sem acidentes!! O Nathan foi até no banheiro do restaurante e do Wal-mart. Impressive!
E aí veio o domingo... O dia inteiro longe de casa. Saimos as 9 da manhã e só voltamos as 9:30 da noite! Bom, teve um super acidente (o número 2 fez número 2), mas em geral, a good day!! Vamos ver se a gente consegue ficar assim, porque as aulas começam na semana que vem!!

Soccer

Called the boys - "Brazil is playing"
Nathan shouted "yaaaay"- he was really excited, no kidding. I think all the World Cup and cheering really affected them.

While watching the game: Nathan "I want to go there"
me: "It's in New York, too far for us to go"
Nate: "Like the meat?"
Hmmmm... yeah, like the New York steak :). Another phrase to record!

matt and nate conversations

The boys are really into talking to each other and really mimic whatever we say:

Matt crying because he is hurt
Nate: Matthew, don't cry, I am "mo-mo" you (means patting in chinese)

Nathan to Matthew when we are walking outside: Matthew, give me your hand. Do you want other people to get you (that's what I tell them)

Matthew after going to the potty: Can I have my scooter now? (that's the ultimate potty training prize)

Other random conversations

At Sunday school with daddy...

Teacher: "King Salomon was going to build a temple"
Boy (don't know which - need to ask daddy): "Why, was it broken?"
Then all the kids started asking, why was it broken... :)

After the Bella Terra concert, I decided to ask them what do they want to be when they grow up. I didn't explain anything, so after a while Nathan said "a driver" and Matthew agreed and said "A school bus driver and there won't be a jaguar there" =0. It's probably because I told them that only grown ups can drive (they always try). No idea where the jaguar part came from.