overheard this evening

chris has been studying hard for his highschool math licensure exam. he studied this evening again, in the living room, while pepe took all his vehicles out and started playing with them.
P: You use the big fire engine daddy.
C: Honey, daddy would like to play with you but daddy needs to study.
P: No, you don't need to study. Put papers away. You use the firetruck.
C: Please stop being so cute so that I don't stop studying..
P: I no cute, you put papers away.
AM: why do you want daddy to put papers away.
P: to play with pepe...

(so daddy continues to study and i took over the big fire truck and pepe seemed content. the boy is growing, understanding more and more...like yesterday's conversation...

Pepe and me on the back porch. I discover Chris locked the door.
AM (annoyed tone): Shit, the door is locked. Daddy locked the door. Again!
P: That's not nice to daddy....

Note to self: gotta watch the language.