What's Eli saying???

Eli keeps us laughing most of the time with his constant conversation. It's become so fun because he's now speaking in complete sentences. He's a bit of a mocking bird in that if he hears something once, he's bound to repeat it. That's about the best accountability ever for watching what comes out of your mouth! I don't want to forget any of these fun phrases, and sometimes, they only last for a few days or a week. So, I'm going to write some of them down here!
"Oh the indi-di-di!" Translation: This is Eli's impression of Gordon from Thomas the Train saying, "Oh, the indignity!"
He always follows this by saying, "I can't say dat word!" with a big grin on his face.

"Thomas is a woosful engine!" meaning Thomas is useful

"How's it goin'?" He repeats this over and over even after you answer! If you ask him how it's going, he says, "Goin' good!"

Even now that it's January, he continues to ask us, "What's Chrisas about?" Translation: What's Christmas about? He wants everyone to know that, "Christmas is all about Jesus!"

"Huson, don't eat dat!" Eli gets very concerned when Hudson puts one of his toys in her mouth. This is followed by, "Mommy, I need a nakin!"

When we call his name, he's started answering, "Yes, dear!" This one keeps us in stitches!

Whenever we get in the car after being somewhere, he asks, "Mommy, did you haf fun? Daddy, did you haf fun?"

Last week, I was telling him what we were doing for the day, and he told me we were going to Hawaii! He must have gotten that from Wheel of Fortune! He also told me one day, "I want to go to da beach!"

Randomly, he'll come up to us and say, "Eli happy!" or "I happy!"

"I need to see stars in the sky!" Didi and Poppa gave him a turtle that projects the stars and the moon on the walls and ceiling. He loves it and tells us this when he wants to go to bed! "They're beautiful!" is his response when he's watching them.

Whenever we pass a Subway sign, he yells, "I need to go Subway Eat Fresh!"

Whenever we pass a Hardees or McDonalds, he declares, "I need hamburger-french fries!"

His standard response after asking him what he did at church is always, "I play cars!"

He LOVES to sing, and in the car, we often hear, "I need Deep, Deep Love" or "I need O My Soul." He loves the songs "The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" and "It is well with my Soul." I guess he's a hymns guy!

He also sings "Jesus Loves Me" all the time!

"I need halp!" or "Don't worry! I halp you, mommy!" aka help

Yesterday, he told Matt, "Daddy, you my best friend!"

"How 'bout follow me?" He says this when he wants you to come play with him in his room.:)

When he hears the phone ring, he runs to where it is, and yells, "PHONE CALL!!!"

After I give him a "bitamin," he says, "I can have jus one." He will forever remember the first time I gave him one vitamin and told him he could just have one each day.

At just about every meal, he says, "I need brocci ranch." He loves to eat broccoli and ranch dip.
The other day after he said this, I said, "Of course, you do." To which, he replied, "Of course, I do!" I was pretty impressed that he changed the pronoun!

When asked, What's your name? Eli replies, "Name's Eyi!"

It's so fun to see a two year old's personality blossoming and his language skills developing so fast! It's like a lightbulb turns on and wa lah, he's carrying on a conversation! I am so thankful for everyday with our children!