I ELI

***My first born turned 4 years old a couple of months ago. Since I was 100% in the newborn fog at the time, I am finally writing my little tribute to Eli. Here it goes:

I ELI
Age 4

All of a sudden:
I want to color in the lines.
I want to use different colors of crayons.
I love to write my name.
I draw stick people with really big heads.
I get my hair cut and I think I look like a missionary.
I am sure that “I am the leader!”
Everything is a race or a competition.

I pick out my own clothes.
I want to hear the same story every night. The 3 little pigs who are named, Eli, Eric and Noah.
I try to reason my way out of doing things I don’t want to do.
I interrupt by saying, “I love you” when being told something I don’t want to hear.
I also say, “I love you.” About 1,000 times a day.
I must touch, snap, scratch, color on, bend, crack, lick, punch, stomp on absolutely everything.
I think I am as big as my 12 year old brother.
I have some awesome dance moves…mostly involving wiggling my bum!
When asked why I do things my main answer is, “Because I Eli!” Or it could go something like this, “Eli, why are you coloring on the carpet?” “Because I doing it.” Oh! Of course!
I now ask WHY about everything.
I love to sing along to the songs on my favorite TV shows. Don’t tell anyone, but I have a bunch of favorite TV shows!
I don’t forget ANYTHING! “Mom, you said I could ride my scooter with my helmet!”
I build my own designs with Legos and Trios.
I am often heard to say:
“Hey Mom! Cows give us to milk!”
“No Noah! I the leader!”
“We’re right here…this is the earf (earth) we live!”
“I can have this in my election (collection)”
“Catch it to me”
“Heaveny Fader (Heavenly Father) made our bodies.” According to me this explains everything about our bodies, and I mean everything!

I can climb the walls, yes the actual walls. Heck, I can climb anything. Mom thinks it’s funny that someone suggested she put a baby gate up to block me from going in the kitchen. Really, if I can get things off the top of the fridge, is a baby gate going to stop me? Don’t think so!
I will run circles until I finally drop to sleep.
I have to be up and going before 6:00 am. I don’t want to miss a thing!
I never stop moving. Heavenly Fader (Father)

Sitting on a big Moose statue. It looked like a chair, so I had to sit in it!