I'll start with a new one that just happened tonight. At bedtime I was rocking her as usual, and I asked her if she wanted to pray. She immediately grabbed my hands and was ready. I prayed and said Amen. Then she announced "Ehya pay." Me: "Ellia wants to pray?" Her: "YEAH." Okay. We hold hands again. I say "Okay, say 'Dear God'" Ellia stares blankly. I repeat myself. She holds her finger to her lips and whispers, "SHHHHH! Ehya be wiet (quiet)! Paying! Be wiet!" Mommy prays again and says Amen. Ellia announces "Let's EAT!"
A story from playing with Aunt Becky: Ellia is in a stage where she is constantly asking what we're doing. Becky was the target of this repeated question one afternoon, and after answering several times, she said "I'm going to take over the world!" Ellia smiled mischievously and said, "YEAH! LET'S DO IT!"
In June, Ellia and Mommy were shopping for a birthday present for my Ellia's Papa.While walking through a store I asked "Ellia, what should we get Papa for his birthday?" Ellia excitedly squealed, "NANA!" Indeed.
Mommy and Ellia were taking a walk at the Brady's Run Park track. Every time someone ran past us, she would excitedly squeal "Run! Run!" At least she's encouraging, right?
Daddy comes home from working out at the gym. Ellia says "What doing?" Daddy says "I was working out." Ellia, "Oh no! You otay??"
On a hot summer day, we piled into the car, the AC blasts on. Ellia exclaims "Oh dosh! Wind! Wind! No worries!"
This story requires a picture. Ellia was coloring the Target ads in the kitchen while I was doing the dishes. At one point I asked her, "Ellia, did you toot?" She bent over to look between her legs and said "Let's see!"
