Playful Moments and Conversations with My 3-Year-Old Daughter: Building Stronger Bonds

My daughter Blair and I engage in playful and meaningful conversations. We discuss recent birthday celebrations, holiday plans, and the joys of family life. Blair shares her thoughts on favorite characters, activities, and her experiences, showcasing the innocence and curiosity of childhood.

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Times With Dad
This is Small and this is Big. I'm Sir Dad and we're gonna play the podcast. Alright, Blair. So, let's get this podcast started. What's up, Blair? Blair, you on the podcast with daddy now? Yeah. Times with dad? Yeah. Blair, can you say times with dad? Times with dad.

Wow! And Blair, did you just come from having cake? Yeah. Your hands were all dirty? Yeah, in my seat. In your seat? You mean in my seat, because it's hot here. And pasta, noodles, toys. So you had pasta, noodles, and toys? Yeah. It was a party? Yeah.

You like a Paw Patrol? Yeah! And where is Sky is Sky guy is missing! He misses the bend! The worry Sky goes to swim! It's Tee-Liz's birthday! It's Tee-Liz's birthday? Yeah! And he has a cake because he has no body here! Hello! And he calls him and he goes to the Yeah!

And yesterday was vava's birthday. No, no, it's Tea birthday. Yeah, today's Tia Liz is. But yesterday was Vava. Remember you had ice cream cake? Yeah. Yeah. Because this was the only shirt. And, do you remember we went shopping? Yeah. You like to go shopping? Uh-huh. And do you remember we saw Christmas decorations? Yeah. And you wanted it, right? Let's do this.

Yeah, let's do this. Let's do it Christmas. Let's do Christmas. The Christmas is coming. Yeah, Christmas is coming. Can I ask you a question? Yeah. OK, so what do you want for Christmas? Christmas is reindeer. and what about what do you want to be for Halloween? Sky. Yeah, you're going to be sky. You're going to be sky. The Paw Patrol costume, right? Yeah.

Sky, this, sky, wing, helicopter. Can you make me like a helicopter? Yeah! I got it right! I did it! Watch my helicopter!

Yeah. Dad! Dad! Look at my smile! Avery and daddy! Yes, that's my little statue of daddy and then me and Avery in the picture. can you say perfect? Perfect. Dad, I like playing in the water and... Yeah. And blow... Yeah. Jingle Bells Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way! Yeah. Blair!

I want to ask you, you know we're going to California next week? Yeah. Yeah. Are you excited? Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. All night by way. I don't know the lyrics. Do you know the lyrics? Jingle bells.

Jingle all the way. Hey, Blair, can I ask you a question? Yeah. So do you like to sleep with daddy? Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way. So Blair.

Tazminion Devils! Tazminion Devils playing basketball! It's Avery week! Yeah, my poster of Tazminion Devils playing basketball? It's my basketball and I kick! yeah, when you play soccer! I play soccer and my

Can Jingle bell, can Jingle Bell Jin gle all the way.

Jingle Bell. Blair, you so excited to do the podcast with me? Yeah. I put it right there, Daddy. Yeah, that's a great idea. Dad. Yes. Let's watch TV after we're almost done. Yeah, after we're done. You want to go watch some TV? Yeah. What do you want to watch? Cocomelon. Cocomelon? Yeah, yeah. Why do you like Cocomelon? Because it's better than mine. It's better than yours? Yep.

That's cool. I want you to co co mel on. And dad, you told the way. you made this right. I didn't skip scary daddy. Okay? Okay. Did you know when you was a baby you had like a very tough time? Yeah. Bonding with me like you didn't want to bond with me. No, it was baby.

Avery's a baby, yeah, you was a baby. This is cool baby. Now I can tell you. Yeah. Pikachu! It's Pikachu! Pikachu!

My god is right Yeah, he is crazy Hey Blair, so do you have any friends you do? Just your cousin Yep, and you take a picture. Yeah

You mean take a picture of mine. Yeah, with the phone you take a picture. Yeah. Cause it's camera. I mean, I need a camera. Yeah, you need a camera. Blair, remember? You got it. Blair, do you know how to say three with your fingers? Yeah, three. See? Let me see. Show me. What about like this? Yes, you did it. I did it. Good job. Yay. Are you proud of yourself? Yeah.

You should be proud of yourself. You're a big girl, right? I'm a big girl. Yeah, you're very big girl. Ta-da. Ta-da, you got a sky. Who gave it to you? This is from daddy. I gave it to you? Yeah. Yeah, you like to go shopping? Yeah. What do you like to go buy? Food. You have money? No.

Who has money? Daddy! Daddy has money? Can I borrow some money, Blair? Sure. Sure? Yeah. How much money? Yeah, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine, ten. Ten dollars? Okay. You want ten? Yes, I want it. You want ten? Yes. Can you give it to me later? Yeah, sure. After later, Daddy. Do you have a piggy bank?

Piggy, no. You don't have one? Yeah, piggy. You have one? yeah, yeah, you talk pig. Baby shark. Baby shark. Mommy shark. Mommy shark. Daddy shark. Daddy shark. Blair, which shark you like the most?

Yeah, you like daddy shock mommy shock or baby shock. Why? Blair, who do you like more mommy or daddy? You like daddy more. Blair, are you big or you small? Why are you small? Are you gonna get bigger?

I don't care, look at me. Yeah, are you showing me your muscles?

No, not your mustache. Your muscles. No, it's not mustache. No. Daddy's basketball is kick. Yeah, you like soccer? Yeah, this is soccer. What about gymnastics? Yeah, I go to gymnastics. You like gymnastics? Yeah. What do you like to do at gymnastics? Do you like the balance beam? Sure. Sure. What am I looking at? Smaller. Smaller? Yeah.

It's my book. Blair, do you like to go faster? Yeah, yeah. What about slowly? No, faster, faster. Faster, faster. about you got to be careful? Why? Arthur, watch my crocodile. I like crocodile. You like a crocodile? It's my pet. That's your pet? You like crocodile? I like a crocodile, yeah. Blair, look, I have turtles on my shirt.

Wait wait wait wait wait wait did you just say to me you don't like turtles crocodiles better? Yeah What about Bell and Cricket do you like dogs Sure, but you like crocodiles more Why do you like crocodiles they're gonna bite you

Yeah! I spin it on the...

All right, Blair, let's see if you could say some words. You ready? Ready! Can you say book? Book! Can you say cards? Cards! Can you say microphone? Microphone! Can you say headphones? Headphones! Can you say arm?

Yeah, yeah, but can you say flexible?

Yeah, stretchy.

That's a player Where's your fingers and how many fingers you have You have eight fingers and two thumbs Let me ask you this can you see another word for me? Let's try a big word you ready for a big word No, let's try can you say? astronomy

Tissue nose. Can you say tissue? Tissue. What about nose? I clean my nose. Yeah, you clean your nose with a tissue. Did you know when you was a baby baby, you didn't like to hang out with daddy? Yeah, baby baby. Yeah. then. daddy, stop. OK, I'm going to stop, go.

Are you talking to yourself?

Okay, are you ready to end the episode and maybe go watch a movie? You almost done telling your story?

I'll see you in Dining with Parker. Wait wait!

You called sky?

You want me to fix it? What's going on me? E. F. H. I. J. K. L. N. O. P. R. S. You know your alphabet? Who taught you the alphabet, Blair?

Now I know why everything's changed. Yep. Now my world is different from Okay Blair, think we've had enough. You had enough? Yeah. Okay, now you gotta say bye everybody. Bye buddy. Bye everybody. Bye buddy. I love you Blair. I love you daddy. You're my best friend. Yeah.

You ready to go watch some TV? Yeah. Okay, let's go. Bye bye. Bye bye.