A little bit of this and that

I went to Sunday school on Sunday,with my son.Isn't it fascinating how Father Abraham,Making Melodies,Toa Ndugu toa Dada and all Sunday school songs have been passed from generation to generation.He sings if you're happy and you know it clap your feet and we just let him.
Then there is Headie, shoulder, knees and toes, which has been on replay at our house for the past couple of weeks.He may grow up to be a singer this one Jeff.And when the Sunday school teacher started that song I saw a sparkle in younging's eyes.That sparkle you get when you 'know that song'.And the children's voices echoed in the room," Headie shoulder, knees and toes..knees and toes...knees and toes". Then the teacher stopped them abruptly. Wengine hawajui knees ni gani."Point at your knees.." And most of them did.Maybe one pointed at their ankles or something.I missed it.
"These are your knees she said while pointing at her knees.
"Say knees!"
"Kneeessssss!" children's voices in the room.
"Knees" she repeated. 
"Kneeeessssss" they jovially echoed while holding their knees.
 "Maru makwa" she said. 
"Maru makwa.." they said..some hesitant.
And that's the point at which I died with laughter.
And if Jeff starts to sing "headie shoulder,maru makwa and toes" I shall know where that came from.

We all died with laughter again on the weekend  when he started  running around the house at his paternal grandparents' dramatically shouting..."Aiyayayayaa I slapped me...I slapped me!"Turns out even three year olds can be up to date with current affairs.This is the part where I go "watoto wa siku hizi" and sit back like I'm  fifty something years old.


 When your son spells out to you a list of items he wants when you are at the shops that's when you realize he is really grown up!"Mum nataka ile ball,(*points*) hii toys (*points again at many toys*) na hii sweet (*points at a lollipop larger than his mouth*) Then you give him that look that sorta says...take me slowly son and he totally gets it and asks you "Ama nikue mpole...nikue mpole mum?" And you just die all over again with laughter.

He knows names of cartoons now.You could be in the kitchen whipping up a meal and he screams "Muuummmmm" and you almost drop all your cooking thingies and run over to see where the fire is at.But you stand and yell back,"Yes daddy?"
"Ben 10 imeanza!!!" 
And you're left wondering whether that's an invitation to stop cooking and go watch Ben 10?Or maybe a command.

That's all for today!