Bad ass updates :D

I am going to try and post a lil more! Even if I have to put a post it on my darn screen, or email myself a reminder to post in here more often! Lets start with Peyton, my little monster. Hes not really a talker, he more of a doer. He would rather do things than sit down and concentrate on minute things like reading or looking at pictures! Building thing with blocks or playing cars is more his speed. Hes soooo into Shrek its not even funny. And since he doesn't really talk, when he sees anything Shrek related, he screams and grunts. Its cute and loud all at the same time. Some times its loud like someone is cutting his lil fingers off with a dull rusted butter knife. He has Shrek toys, and loves every inch of them. His fave Shrek toy is one he stole off of my brother. I think its like a McDonald's toy or something, you press a button on Shrek's belly and he burps and says weird things.
Peyton has developed a few new habits lately, all cute and annoying in their own little ways. First is his obsession with the telephone. He insists at least once a night on repeatedly hitting the speaker phone button on the base of the telephone charger. And does he do it when we are close to it? Naw, he waits till we leave the room or are on the other end of the room to let the speaker go off. And he doesn't bother to turn if off, he just listens to the dial tone. Another thing about the phone is that hes started to babble into it, in his own lil Pate language. We bought him a lil play cell phone, but you know who has taken it upon himself to lose it! (His name rhymes with Relijah)
A while back, Pate discovered how to RUN! Its the absolute cutest thing to see a toddler run. He is a fast little devil, I will tell ya that. Its is so cute and so funny to see such a small shadow outta the corner of your eye. Sometimes he runs with his arms out toward his back, we call him Sonic when he does that.
Another thing that Pate has discovered is collecting and rearranging! He likes to take piles of things and either hand them one by one to you, or take them one by one and relocate them to a whole nother place! For example, the pots and pans might end up under Davids desk in his office/den. Or a whole basket of clothes might end up on your lap. So in all honesty, this has really helped him become a better cleaner. For a long time now, hes been super great about picking up his toys, now hes more organized about it. Granted hes a lot slower about picking up ALL of his toys, but hey he likes to do one at a time!!






Now on to the lovely child who is three years old :) Hes about as moody as a pregnant teenager. One minute the child is happy as a clam, the next minute his horns are sticking straight out flaming red. I want to strangle him sometimes, UGH! And I can say that without feeling bad or wondering what other people think, b/c all parents at one point want to shake the shit outta their kids, whether they admit it or not. A few minutes ago, I pretended not to know him, so I grilled him about things that we have been talking about lately, that he didnt appear to retain.
Me: Hey little boy, whats your name?
Eli: Elijah
Me: How do you spell that?
Eli: E-L-I-J-J-H
Me: How old are you Elijah?
Eli: Three, thats one two THREE!
Me: Well whens your birthday?
Eli: May 16 2004
Me: Whats your Daddys name, little boy?
Eli: David Boyd
Me: Whats your mommys name?
Eli: Bocrina Boyd
Me: Where do you live little boy?
Eli: In the galaxy on Earths.
Then I proceeded to give him his correct address, which he repeated back. I asked him again where he lived, and insisted he lived in a galaxy on Earth. Thats totally my fault! He has this Space Encyclopedia which we read and look at and talk about all the time.
Eli is getting so smart and knows too much! I love him so much, and am SOOOO proud of his little butt! Hes really quiet at school, and retains everything thing they say and do. His teacher said hes slowly coming around and talking. I hope that it gets easier for him as far as him opening up. Hes such an animal at home, non stop go and nonstop talker. He asks sooooo many questions, and I try to answer them to the best of my ability as honestly as I can for a 3 year old to understand. And if I don't know the answer, we are quick to look it up in a book or online. Hes so curious, I love it.
Now on to the devil side of my temperamental three year old. Like any kid, he is so hard headed and set in his ways! Putting on his shoes before school is a fight, they have to be tied a certain way. Of course I didn't know what that certain was was until today when my husband so nicely enlightened me. Had I known this, I wouldn't have to wake him up EVERY morning just to tie Elijah's shoes. But up until today, its been a fight tying his shoes. When he come home from school, the socks and shoes come off instantly. And occasionally he will strip down all the way to his underwear.
Elijah is so anal about certain things, but I guess arent we all.
Heres a picture of him, that I took earlier today, gotta love the expression, LOL!