This is for our memories…it will likely bore other readers :)
Josiah has been pretty funny lately with things he says, but one thing that keeps making me laugh is him expressing surprise when I confront him on what he has up his sleeve.
I try to let Josiah wear his favorite boots whenever possible, but sometimes they just aren’t appropriate. Last Sunday we were about to leave for church and Jacob told him it was time to put on his shoes and, instead of coming to put on the ones Jacob already had, he ran towards his room saying he’d get them. I called out that he couldn’t wear his boots. He stopped in his tracks and with the disbelief and frustration of a teenager, he expressively said, “Ugh! But how did you know I was getting my boots?!”, then walked slowly back towards Jacob. Jacob and I just looked at each other and laughed. It was totally predictable, really, but funny that he thought he was sly.
We currently have quite a stash of diapers in Elijah’s closet which, today, Josiah and Elijah used to build a tower taller than me. I gently reprimanded them for dragging out everything in the closet that I had semi-organized, put it away, then told them not to do it again. After naps, Josiah quietly and slyly approached Elijah and I could hear him asking Elijah if he wanted to build a tower again. I knew he was just using his power of manipulation to get Elijah to bite so that it could look like it was Elijah’s idea. I interrupted and said they could not build another tower and he just turned around with the widest eyes and said in disbelief, “but how did you know I was talking about building a tower?” I stared back at him with a totally straight face and said, “because, Josiah, I have ears!” as I touched my ears. He burst out laughing and so did I.
An hour later I caught Elijah building a tower. Since he can’t open the closet doors, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t all his doing, as Josiah tried to get me to believe. Apparently my super powers of omniscience do not extend to my powers of commanding complete obedience!
2 comments:
HA! This is all too familiar. I'm constantly hearing Ella say,"Audrey don't you want to . . . " in a whisper. I have also gotten the "How did you know?" I like to tell her Mommies have ways of knowing things. :) Josiah and Ella would get along well(and it might be wild once they got going).
very funny! they might not think so until they are the parents though!
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