For those of you that follow my blog, you are probably surprised by 2 posts in the same day. Hey, I'm surprised too. But, I had to document the following conversation I had with Marin tonight, before I forget exactly how it went. I was putting him into his pajamas following a bath. He was lying on his changing table looking up at his Predators ice rink art work and being all quiet.

Marin: "Predators Zamboni soon?"
Me: "Yeah, we'll go ice skating this weekend and you can see the Zamboni then."
Marin: (shaking head and looking at me like I'm nuts ) and says "No, Predators Zamboni."
Me: (thinking he's just tired and rambling on like usual)
Marin: (gets this look on his face like he's trying really hard to think of the right way to explain something to me).
Marin: (face lights up with excitement)
Marin: "Marin hands." (shows me his hands)
Me: "Yes, those are your hands."
Marin: "Mommy hands clap."
Me: "No, Mommy isn't going to clap right now. She's busy putting your clothes on."
Marin: (blurts out the following sentence with as much gusto as he can)
"Mommy clap! Red light turn on! Marin wear ear muffs!"
Me: (too stunned to speak).
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He actually remembers going to hockey games this past season! I had no idea he remembered anything from the games. Not bad for 2 years old! That's my boy!

For those of you that don't follow hockey, let me explain about the significance of the red light. A red light comes on near the net when a goal is scored. I can't believe the kid knows that. And, you bet that Mommy does a whole lot of clapping when that red light comes on! Marin also wears his ear muffs religiously during the games, as it gets quite loud and rowdy down at The Bridgestone!

You betcha we will see "Predators Zamboni soon" my little fella. Pre-season starts in September! Ahhh, our brainwashing has been successful! (*insert sinister laugh*).