Just a little snippet from the living room this morning.
Ben: Elbow!
Evey: that's not Elmo, it's a bone.
Ben: Elbow! (with excitement and pointing at the TV)
Evey: Benny, that's not Elmo, it's a doggy (with a giggle)
Ben: Elbow!
Evey: Benny! That's not Elmo, it's a turtle (with exasperation)
Ben: Elbow!
Evey: MOM! Benny keeps calling everything Elmo!
Me: stiffling giggles...I know sweetie, he'll stop in a couple of months
Evey: with annoyance...okay...sigh
Now about that whole not using their real names thing I posted a while back. Here's the thing. I can't do it. I like their real names too much and I keep having to go back and fix posts where I put it wrong. So we're going back to the real names. Alrighty then.
I was wondering the whole time through this post. I feel the same way-it just isn't as authentic.
Posted by: Not Just Any Jen | June 24, 2008 at 06:47 PM
I love overhearing conversations like this!
And I agree, I could never go with fake names!
Posted by: erin | June 26, 2008 at 03:54 PM