To lighten the mood after the last post

Questions I asked my children (thanks again to Whoopee for this)

Remember, Mapera (M) is almost 5 years old, and Kaitereo (K) is almost 3. They didn't always answer in the same order either.

1. What is something Mummy always says to you?

K: Don’t put things in Hakopa’s mouth

M: We can’t put toys in our mouth

2. What makes Mummy happy?

M: Poker face [sticking out her tongue]

K: This [pointing at my handbag]

3. What makes Mummy sad?
M: I don’t know

K: Great Grandma died

4. How does your mummy make you laugh?
M: By poking a face

K: Poker face

5. What did your mummy like to do when she was little?
M: Read

K: Laugh

6. How old is your mummy?
M: 23

K: 23 again

7. How tall is your mummy?
M: I think 6 foot tall [I am 5 foot 3]

K: [laughing hysterically]

8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
M: Footrot Flats

K: dog channel

9. What does your mummy do when you're not there?
M: goes to playgroup

K: stay at home and play with Hakopa

10. What is your mummy really good at?
M: Computer playing and computer writing

K: Daddy

11. What is your mummy not very good at?
M: tidying up

K: going away

12. What does your mummy do for her job?
M: Stay at home

K: a digger

13. What is your mummy's favourite food?
M: Lasagne

K: turkeys

14. What makes you proud of your mummy?

M: playing with her

K: paper mache

15. If your mummy were a cartoon character, who would she be?

M: Rangi

K: Dog channel again

16. What do you and your mummy do together?

M: work

K: play

17. How are you and your mummy the same?
M: cos we’ve got long hair

K: bare bum

18. How are you and your mummy different?
M: cos we’ve got different faces

K: wood

19. How do you know your mummy loves you?

M: cos she always kisses me

K: cuddle me

20. What does your mummy like most about your daddy?

M: getting the wood out for him [!!!]
K: playing

21. Where is your mummy's favourite place to go?

M: park

K: Spotlight [massive haberdashery store]

22. What is one thing you wish you could change about your mummy?

M: make her hair turn purple

K: change into a blue girl

23. What would your mummy do with a million dollars?
K: put them away

M: put them away safely

24. What do you wish you could go and do with your mummy?

K: come with her

M: go on a train

25. What is one thing you hope never changes about your mummy?
K: Playing

M: her glasses