A cute conversation

Yesterday, a-mid the other chaos of the day, I took Eli to get his 3 year pictures taken. On the way home we had a very interesting conversation that I tried to remember as closely as I could. I wanted to share it here. We were driving in the truck (see yesterday's post) and Eli got to be up front with me in his car seat while Maddie was in the back. Eli and I were singing to a CD of WEE Kids, when out of nowhere,

Eli "Momma? When I get big, like Daddy, and I'm a Daddy,...I think I'm gonna have boys."

Me "That sounds like a good plan, Eli, but before you can be a daddy, there has to be a mommy."

Eli "Well, can't you be my mommy?"

Me "Well, Yes, I'll always be your mommy, but I mean you'll have to have a wife and get married."

Eli "Well...you can be my wife!?!"

Me "Sorry Honey, I can't be your wife, because I'm Daddy's wife and you can only have 1 wife."

We've actually talked about this before because all 3 boys have said they wanted me to be their wife - I'm honored to have 4 men who love me so much!

Eli ...(thinking) "and you can't marry your sister?

We've actually talked about this too because all 3 of them want to marry Maddie.

Me "Nope, You can't marry your sister.

Eli "Can you marry your cousins?"

Me (trying to hold back the smile and laughter - cause really 7 out of the 8 cousins are girls, so it's a logical question) "Nope, sorry you can't marry your cousins either."

Eli "Well who else is there?"

Me (again trying not to bust up laughing) "Well God has someone out there that He is preparing for..."

Eli "out where?"

Me "Well, I just mean that somewhere in the world God is preparing your wife for you."

Eli "Oh"

(short time of silence)

Eli "I think I'll just skip it."

Me "Skip what?"

Eli "I think I'll just have boys."

Me (keeping from laughing out loud) "Well you actually can't do that either, you have to have a

mommy and a daddy before you can have boys."

Eli "Well, I'll just go to the hospital."

(because after all that's where we got Maddie!)

Me (no way to hide the laughter now) "we will just have to pray and ask the Lord to help you."

Eli seems content with this and continues his singing.

There really is nothing more to say. He's just a cutie