The Scientist

Every night Eli gets his drink of water to put on his nightstand. He never drinks it, but it's there. This morning I went to get the glass, and the water was cloudy and yellow. This is the conversation that took place as a result.

Me: Eli, why does your water look like that?
Eli: I don't know!
Me: Eli. Why does your water look like that??
E: Hee hee hee hee hee!
Me: ... ... ELI. What is it?
E: I was doing science.
Me: Oh really? What was the experiment?
E: I wanted to make my water look like pee!
Me: (sigh) 

My Sweet Boy

*serious post alert*

A sick little girl barely two years old, has passed away. The tears were flowing for her today, although we didn't really know her. We'd followed her story, met her parents a handful of times at the hospital, kept them in our prayers.

We've had the unfortunate experience of bearing witness to many untimely deaths over the past 12 months. Eli is a firm believer in heaven, and has also brought up the idea of reincarnation which fascinates me. I really don't know what happens when we die. But I like Eli's healthy, happy heaven, and at the same time, it might be nice to come back as a flower or a cat (his words).

So today while I shed tears for the family that lost their only child, Eli reassured me that she was fine now. That although her parents are sad, they shouldn't be too sad for very long because she's fine. In heaven, and healthy. Right Mommy? Right?Now she's better? And then in his ever-so-typical Eli fashion, he offered to get me our cat Gus who, "Can cuddle you to make you feel better because he's so soft..."

My sweet boy. 

We're Definitely in a Question Phase.

"Mommy." (Holding his dead remote control for his RC car in his hands). "What do batteries run on?"

It's Alarious.

Yes it's January. Doesn't stop this from happening though:

Trick or treat
Smell my feet
Give me something good to eat;
If you don't
I don't care
I'll pull down your underwear...


Eli, that's not funny.
Yes it is, it's alarious.
No it's not, it's inappropriate.
It's not inappropriate, it's alarious. It's a song. I'm not really gonna pull someone's underwear down...That would be disgusting! 

Who Thinks Like This?

At Target yesterday, now that he's allowed to go at slow times with his mask, he asked me, "What's the tongue on a sneaker for?" Having never thought about it, I finally came up with, "It keeps your shoe laces from rubbing against your foot and hurting." But honestly I have no idea. 

Birthday Goodies

...all kinds of goodies.

Eli's birthday is in December, so it makes sense to plan the menu well in advance.


"Daddy. For my birthday, we're gonna have all kinds of food for everybody. Like chips and salsa...and toast...and orange juice..."

Oh, it's gonna be CRAZY. 

Gus

Eli waited 5 months for this hug :)

"Gus is the best thing God ever made..."