You called him WHAT??

I woke up early this morning so I could read uninterrupted. Well about an hour later, Eli woke up, and laid down next to me. I said "Morning Baby" He told me not to call him baby anymore, so I asked him what I can call him other than Eli. He said I can call him Pookey. So I said ok, and called him that. I told him that when my nephew JJ was little I used to call him Boo Boo, Elijah looked at me and said "EWWW You called him POOOOP!" He laughed for about 10 mins straight! I about died laughing on that too!

Why didnt I think of that?!

Why didnt I think of that?! Thats the question I ask myself after having most conversations with Elijah! He wanted to go in the pool, so I told him it was too cold, and of course he had a solution!

Eli: Mommy, I want to go swimming!
Mom: Lijah, its too cold.
Eli: I will wear my rain coat then!

Gee, why hadnt using a raincoat occur to me!?! Its so funny the thought processes of kids! He has a solution to everything! I wish life was as simple as he thinks it is, but for now he can enjoy it and not have to worry! Oh to be three again!

What do I hear at this very moment? Two little boys playing in my closet, saying "Gobble Gobble Gobble" and laughing their little butts off! I love it!!

Let me share another funny Eli talk.....We were talking about something, and he said something about Pate. He calls him "Pator Gator", so I explained to him that his name was Peyton Alexander, so he said thats what I said "Peyton Alligator!" I strucke me sooo funny!

Reading.....

It was 11:00pm, but none the less I had a chance to sit down with a book, so I did it. I am currently reading The Namesake and Memory Keepers Daughter . I started both of them this year, and put them both down to read other books. I really want to finish both of them by the end of the year! I am sure I can squeeze in two books in this month, I have done a whole lot more than that! I stopped reading WICKED a few days ago, I was a few chapters in, and just couldn't get into it, so my mom is reading it now.

Can I read now?

I wish I could say that I am enjoying the winter nights, and am snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of something, but I cant. Its 9:07 pm and what do my wondering ears do I hear? Two little boys wrestling, running and just being loud in general. I had planned to sit down and watch "A Very Larry Christmas" or whatever it is called, and then go to bed. Is that likely to happen? Naw! They have until I finish the end of this blog to do whatever goofy, silly, bonding things that little boys do!

Peyton taught me a ....(see this, I had to stop in the middle of a sentence to stop "lets pillow fight and see who can get hurt first" It was a tie actually, Pate fell off the bed and Elijah got a cut on his nose) valuable lesson today. Pate decided to climb into a box, and play in there for a little while. When he was getting outta the box, I thought that logically someone would step outta the box, after all, that IS how he got into the box. I watched him get out of the box, which was by placing his hands on the floor and lean forward, and step out. A downward dog moving if you will. It made me realize that no matter how much we want our children to do as we want, we have to allow them to do things their own way, let them find things out for themselves. Dont get me wrong, I have always let the boys figure things out for themselves first, within limit. This was a eye opener in the sence that I havent had a toddler in a while, and Pate brings me back to all the little things that Elijah used to do that I have taken for granted. All the excitement and wonder in the boys eyes every day is something that I want to remember and cherish forever.

Here it is now 9:27, and I am sitting here listening to the snoring sound of a three year old, I wouldn't pass it up for the world. I wouldn't pass up any of it, the fighting, struggling, loving, the questions. I am blessed to have two little kids who are just that....kids being kids!

Is it likely that I will get any reading done any time soon? Nope! Nothing more than Elijah and Peyton's books, and thats fine by me!

Mommy, your singing it WRONG

I feel like an idiot since I was singing it all wrong, but Elijah had to correct me. I thought he was wrong, so we got into an argument about it. Guess who was right, yeah it was Eli!

Up on the rooftop reindeer pause
Out jumps good old Santa Clause
Down thru the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones
Christmas joys

Chorus
Ho, ho, ho!
Who wouldn’t go!
Ho, ho, ho!
Who wouldn’t go!
Up on the rooftop
Click, click, click
Down thru the chimney with
Good Saint Nick