You Just Haffa Believe (a peak into my boys mind)

My son is so funny, sometimes, that I thought I would share some of his famous one-liners (and the stories behind them)

The other day, I gave him a bag of bread crusts that nobody had eaten and were beginning to grow. I said "please throw these over the fence for the birds to eat." He replies "AYE AYE CAPTAIN MOMMY" and did just what he was told.

Last week, we took a trip to the library where they have small computers, with a keyboard, mouse, and games made for small children. We sat down at the computer and I asked him what game he wanted to play first. He said "DORA!" to which I replied; "Elijah, they don't have Dora, but they do have Arthur, I Spy, Little Bill, Clifford..." And Elijah says "Sure they have Dora, Mommy. You just haffa to believe".

Then, on our way home from the library, he saw a yellow school bus- which he always points out. He said "There's the yellow school bus that can take me to school." I said, "Yes, Elijah, when you turn 5 you can go to school and ride a school bus, if you want to. But, you will have to ride without mommy or daddy. Will that be okay with you?" To which he replies; "Yes, Mommy. I won't be scared. If I do get scared, I can just sing a song... OH THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GOES ROUND AND ROUND...."

Today, he came up to me and told me "I have green eyes." I reminded him that his eyes were blue and not green. So, he dropped it and went to do something else. Soon, he came back and told us that he was "going to look in the mirror at his blue eyes."

He really never stops talking. Not even in his sleep. Yesterday morning, I went into his room because I heard him whining. He was still asleep, but he said "I need that apple off the tree."

He isn't funny all the time. I'm sure I will find some things slightly more humorous when I am older, and not living that particular experience. But, for example, we have taught him his manners. He is really good at his please, thank-you's, and excuse me's. So good, in fact, that occasionally, when I tell him to do something, he replies "I'm sorry, Mommy, but I'm not going to right now." Or, "No thanks, Mommy, I'm playing with my tractors right now." We often hear people say "at least he was being polite about it" but I almost wonder if you can really make deliberate disobedience "polite." Well, if you can, my son has found a way.

All I can say is, when he's 15, I don't want to know what he'll come up with. He's a clever kid.