Hopefully we can capture the occasional cute saying here so that we don’t forget them.
Beware of Prayers
Elliot often adds a gentle little prayer when we say grace before a meal. Usually it has been something like “Thankyou God for our beautiful baby”. He is obviously picking up on things he hears.
I choked recently when the prayer was “Thankyou God for shops never running out of Papa’s favourite beer”.
Do you dream?
Papa: Elliot, do you ever have dreams when you are sleeping ?
Elliot: no, just yawns.
Where money comes from
Elliot: “Papa don’t worry about if you run out of money, just go to the shops and buy something and they always give you money back”.
Time to Get Up
Elliot now has a clock radio in his room. Up until now he had to wait until we came into his room to get him up before he reads his books. This has worked really well, mostly.
We explained that when the clock says 7:XX something, he is allowed to get up.
Last evening he came out of bed, 10 minutes after being put down, saying that “Hey Papa, I’m allowed to get up because it says it is 7 o’clock”.
Indeed it was 7, but sadly, 7PM. Excellent work Elliot, but we mean in the morning 
