My little one is feeling a little under the weather today. I don't think she is sick but maybe played outside in the cold a bit too long yesterday. She has a stuffy nose and a mild cough.

Before my wife went to work she instructed me to keep our daughter "in bed today". Normally my wife gives me full autonomy on how and what to do when I am looking after the kiddos and I do the same for her. No one likes a back seat driver. However, this unspoken agreement doesn't apply when one of the kids is unwell. Don't mess with motherly instincts.

Anyways, I agreed to keep our daughter in bed for the day. So, I decided to prepare a light breakfast for her with some yogurt, granola and fruit. I put it all on a serving tray and brought it to her to have "breakfast in bed". She was pleased she got to eat in bed for once and stream her shows on Disney plus. I told her to sit up so she could eat and not spill anything. When she sat up she started laughing and said "I am sitting on something. I don't know what it is, but it is under my butt". Haha

She reaches under her and pulls out a small teddy bear. So I said "Be Careful! It's a butt biting bear. It's a bear that bites butts" and she started laughing again.

Thinking we were on to something here I started repeating it faster and faster "It's a butt biting bear. It's a bear that bites butts" rumbling, bumbling and stumbling along the way. Then my daughter started doing it. Suddenly my son pops his head out of his room and says "what are you guys doing?". I replied "we are twisting tongues".

When my son was younger he loved tongue twisters, so he was intrigued. He starts repeating "it's a butt biting bear. It's a bear that bites butts". To be honest, he did the best of the three of us.

It was some quick, impromptu family fun. (And just for reference, I have completely failed at keeping my daughter in bed today, she is currently walking around the house blowing incessantly into a recorder- don't tell my wife)

Sats for all, GR