Thursday, May 3, 2012

Conversations with Elliana

Before I dive into the hilarious things that our 3 year old Ellie has been saying lately, I need to touch on a few things.

First of all, I have to note that I am just as excited (maybe more) as my sisters are about how our family photos turned out! I just assume that anyone that follows my blog follows their blogs too. If you haven't seen the rest of the photos all over the Internet, then let me lead you here and here. Thanks again to the very talented Becky Young.

Second of all, I had the most wonderful time with my sister Courtney and my mom this past Sunday. Mom and I were gifted with tickets to Wicked at Christmas! We had been counting down to Sunday ever since Christmas. I didn't know anything about Wicked going into Sunday and I'm so glad I didn't. I enjoyed it SO much, words can not describe. I sometimes like to dream that I would've had a career on Broadway (I wish). I forgot my camera, but Courtney took lots of great photos and put together a wonderful post about our day on Sunday. If you get a chance, you might want to check out her photos.

Now, I'll try to get back on topic. I've blogged before about how hilarious our Elliana is. She simply keeps us laughing all of the time. If I was better at documenting her every funny phrase or conversation, this blog would be flooded with Ellie stories. At the end of the day my husband and I like to swap stories of the things Ellie said when one of us wasn't present. I thought it was only fair to share a few of those stories with all of you. :)

A few weeks ago we were driving home (I can't remember where from) and Caleb pointed out to Ellie that a lot of progress had been made on the big construction project near our home. Ellie responded with "Wow. That is hu-, hu-, HU-MAZING!"

During that same drive, Caleb pointed out something on the side of  the road (I can't remember what it was). Ellie exclaimed "Oh, Wow!" Caleb asked "Did you see it Ellie?" Her response "Nooooo."

Anytime we try to warn Ellie of any danger, like running into the road, or getting burned, or hurt in any way, she always asks "Could I die?" Depending on the danger we're currently warning about, we sometimes answer "Yes Ellie, you could die." She then claps her hands, jumps up and down and says "Yay! I'll go to heaven! I LOVE heaven!" I ask you, what do you do when your child has no fear of death?
 ;)

Anytime we tell her about something fun we're about to do, she exclaims "Oh boy! That's my favorite holiday!" 

Whenever Elliana tells me something, and I hesitate to answer, or I look puzzled she says "Mommy! Im not kidding! I'm serious!"

The other day I was brushing Ellie's hair. She yawned and sighed "I'm so tired." I asked "Why are you tired Ellie?" She responded with "I didn't sleep very well (yes, she said very well) last night. Ethan kept me awake with his crying all night long. I just couldn't sleep." Ha ha. I wonder where she's heard that before?. ;)

Today Ellie asked me "Mom, why does my cousin Reagan think kissing is yucky?" I answered "I don't know Ellie. Do you think kissing is yucky?" Her answer "No, I think I like it!" Oh dear.

This isn't funny, but one of my favorite moments with Elliana is when she tells me "Mommy, you look (or smell) pretty." She usually tells me that when I least expect it and it melts my heart. My absolute favorite moment with Ellie is at the end of every day when we're putting her to bed and she says "Mommy, will you lay next to me, cuddle me, and tell me a story?" How could anyone say no to that?


And just for fun, I thought I'd throw in a few of my favorite photos of our Ellie from our photo session.  These photos capture her perfectly!







4 comments:

Courtney said...

Oh my gosh, I laughed through the majority of this post. I love that she is so funny and entertaining! You are never bored when that girl is around. Keep the stories coming please!

amanda howard. said...

Oh my goodness! Those stories kIll me! She is so great!

Becky said...

Bahahahaha! I LOVE Ellie stories! I started cracking up about the "could I die?" story. That girl is absolutely hilarious, where does she come up with this stuff?! So glad that she is such a beautiful light in your life!

A Nerd and A Free Spirit said...

Oh my word. SHE IS PRECIOUS. Love that. She is so cute. I hope i have a kid that cute one day! (-:

~Kathryn

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