Happy Halloween!

For Halloween this year Eli was a cowboy/sheriff. He went to Zoo Boo on Friday with his Aunt Monica and me, and then he went to the annual trunk or treat at the church on Saturday. Daddy came with us for that and dressed up too. Can you tell who he went as?

Eli, of course, loved all the candy and wanted it for breakfast the next morning. He was also too cute for the trunk or treat when he saw a jar of fake spiders that someone had brought for decoration. He burst out into song and sang The Itsy Bitsy Spider, actions and all. There's proof that he actually listens in nursery. :-)

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!"

This Ain't No Tomato

Josh started growing tomatoes, but has ended up with one lone cantaloupe, which I personally think is quite funny. Every time I look at it, I want to chuckle. He started growing tomatoes back in March/April, but we never got any fruit. We got beautiful blossoms, but sadly, no tomatoes. I finally made him throw out the plants because Eli loved to dig in the dirt, and it was making a big mess on the balcony (that he would also track into my house).

However, we started getting this weird plant growing, and for the longest time, we didn't know what it was. Josh said he had taken some of the seeds from a store-bought cantaloupe and planted them just for fun. After researching it online, we discovered that was the plant that was growing. It too had lots of blossoms that just fell off, but one has managed to make it--to my great surprise! I personally hate cantaloupe, but Josh and Eli like it, and it has been amusing to watch this thing grow since Josh's intention was to grow tomatoes (and peppers) but certainly not cantaloupe.

Train Museum

It's been a while since we went to the train museum (Labor Day Weekend), but Josh says I should still post the pictures. We did have a lot of fun, especially Eli! He kept saying, "All Aboard!" In fact, it was very interesting going inside the train cars and seeing how people used to travel. Okay, I know people still travel that way, but it's not as common anymore. Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Changing the switch

Waving good-bye to all the people

The Mail Room

Enjoying the bunk beds

Absolutely loving the toy trains at the end

Proudly wearing his conductor hat they gave him

Eli was not ready to go home. I think he could have stayed there all day. In fact, I had to laugh when I observed all the other families that were there. Almost every family had a child that was crying when they left, and the parents were assuring them that they would come back another time. :-)