family ties

We're down at my mom and dad's for Christmas. Amado was playing hide and seek in the hall closet - really him hiding and wanting us to go open the closet and act very surprised to find him in there.

So, this game was getting a little tiring, so at one point, I tried to go and hide with him. He barred me from entering the closet. He said "no, mami, tu no puedes entrar. este es mi casa".

So naturally, I replied, with shock "pero, yo soy tu mami!" as my reason for why it was inconceivable that I would be barred from his house.

To which he replied, "no mami. yo soy un senor que tu no conoces".

hasta Mexico

Every morning, Amado wants me to get out of bed before I want to get out of bed. Every morning, I tell him that I cannot move until I get my 'beso and abrazo de buenos dias'.

A couple days ago, we went through this routine but I only got my abrazo, no beso.

"Hey, donde esta mi beso?" I asked.

"Esta afuera. Volando hasta Mexico" said Amado.