Deep Thoughts with Elliott

Now that Elliott's imagination is really taking off and his vocabulary is growing every day, our conversations have become interesting. Here's one from a few weeks ago when I was putting him to bed.

Elliott: There's a spaceship out there!

Mommy: Where?

Elliott: Outside the window!

Mommy: Wow! What's it doing out there?

Elliott: (pause) Eating a snack.

Mommy: Oh, I see. What kind of snack?

Elliott: A doggie snack!

Mommy: Of course.

After a recent exchange he had with our dog, Daisy, I'm pretty sure I should have been insulted.

Daisy: (whine, roll over on her back, whine)

Elliott: (pats her belly) It's OK, Daisy. Don't be scared.

Daisy: whine, whine

Elliott: It's OK, Daisy. It's not a monster. It's just Mommy.

Stuff I forgot to tell y'all about

The school Christmas play: There's my little piglet second from the left (right above that guy's head). He showed a lot of charisma on stage, if I do say so myself.

Afterward, he met up with Jack and Jay to get a closer look at some of the props.

Trip to see ICE! and SNOW! in Nashville: Elliott and I joined up with Mawmaw, Aunt Barbara, and Breanna for a day trip to Nashville during the break. ICE! was nice but a little too cold for the youngest member of our group. He got crabby in a ridiculously short period of time in that attraction; however, he did like the ice slide!

The SNOW! part was a different story. I thought that manmade snow might have lost a little appeal considering we got a ton of the real stuff at Christmas, but I was wrong. He and Breanna could have stayed there all day.

To Infinity and Beyond!

Lucky for us, Elliott is a big Buzz Lightyear fan and Josh prefers Woody. So there were no duplicate Christmas pajamas.

Please vote for Elliott!

Eric's photo of Elliott in front of our Christmas tree made the Top 10 on AL.com's Home for the Holidays photo contest. Not bad for a straight-out-of-the-camera, un-Photoshopped shot, huh?! Vote early and vote often. We could use that prize money now that we're a one-income household! :)

I love Christmas

Elliott's resolutions for 2011

1. Eat lots of leafy greens, even when there is Chex Mix readily available.

2. Always practice safety first when at play.

3. Get plenty of beauty sleep every night.

Reindeer games

Here in the South, we sled on our boogie boards. And we build "snowtoddlers" instead of full-size snowmen.

Christmas loot

Elliott must have been a nice boy this year because Santa sure was good to him! The eagerly awaited bicycle with no pedals arrived along with a few other things.

First school picture

Ho Ho Ho

Elliott chatted with Santa this afternoon at The Summit in Birmingham.

Elliott was pretty quiet during his visit, but you can see that he says "bicycle with no pedals" as soon as he sits down. He later clarifies that he wants a red one. And then he clammed up. Because what else needs to be said anyway? (Maybe if the lady taking the photo would give him 5 uninterrupted seconds to talk to Santa, but anyhoo.)

Bathtub Rehearsal

Elliott's class is singing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" in the school musical on Friday. I think that he's been coached to sing LOUD. Or maybe they said to sing EVIL.

This wasn't the clearest version, but it's the one that made me laugh the hardest.