Kids Say the Darndest Things

There is no shortage of laughter around here with Eli's amusing comments. In fact, sometimes I can't help laughing when I know I shouldn't. Eli is one of those kids who loves attention and making people laugh, so I have to be careful not to encourage inappropriate comments. Honestly though, some things are just so darn funny I can't stifle my laughter. He's bound to embarrass me in public...well, he already has, but I know it's going to get worse.

Here are a couple of things he's said that probably aren't as amusing written as when he said it, but they're worth mentioning for remembrance sake.

1. First, Eli and I have a sort of game where I ask, "Are you my baby?" He answers, "Mommy, no! Not a baby, a big boy." So, the other day when I did it, Josh was around.

I asked Eli if Daddy was a baby, and he answered, "No, a big boy!"

Josh corrected him, "No, I'm a man, not a boy."

The next day Eli came to me and said, "Mommy, I a big man." I thought it was so cute, especially when he later called me a "big woman."

2. There's a book about a garbage truck called I Stink in which the garbage truck talks in first person and tells all about what it does. Of course, Eli loves this book, and he has quite the little memory, so he likes to quote things. He'll be playing and then all of the sudden he'll say, quoting the book, "Whoooeeee, I stink!" It cracks me up every time.

3. For Christmas, Eli's Grandpa Grant gave him an Aggie game face stick. It's one of those black chapstick-looking things that you can use to paint your face for games. I've kept it out of his reach because I'm a little hesitant to let him use things like that because of the mess he makes. I don't even let him use crayons that much (yes, even the washable ones) because of the mess. I need to just let go and let him use those things more because it's good for him to learn. Anyway, a couple of days ago he found the stick, and I decided to let him go at it. He painted his face black, and then he came to me and said, "Mommy, I crazy!" I laughed and then thought, Yes, those Aggie fans are crazy. ;-)

Related to the crazy comment above, we were playing outside the other day when an older man came near us and started staring. It was actually kind of creepy to me, so I was about to leave. I noticed that Eli was staring back at the man, so I asked him what he was looking at. He responded, "Man is crazy!" I know I shouldn't have laughed at that one, but he sort of put a voice to my thoughts. Fortunately, the man wasn't near enough to hear it.

4. A couple of days ago Eli and I were walking out to the car when Eli stopped and said, "Mommy, come here." I turned around, and he proceeded to wipe his hand on mine. He pretends a lot, so I thought he was just pretending to give me something. I asked, "What did you give me?" He responded, "A booger, Mommy!"