interview w/elias - 4 1/2 years

Sunday afternoon while the girls are sleeping, Eli and I had a little interview....

Why do you like to sing to God?
Because God loves me. And I think he likes it.

What's your favorite thing to do?
Go to boomers?

Why do you pray?
Because God likes me to.

What do you like to pray about?
Thank you for our food.

Tell me about Jesus...
I don't really know about Jesus.

What do you know about him?
Nothing.

You Know something!
because he loves you.

How do you know he loves you?
Because he loves everybody.

Why?
Because uh he uh uh he just he just um because he is big, and he loves everybody.

What's your favorite Bible story?
When Jesus went on a boat, and he just fell asleep.

Then what happened?
I don't really know anything else about it.

Why do you think we go to church?
Because we have to learn stuff.

Like what?
from Jesus.

Like what?
we um, I don't really know anything about it.

Tell me about Jesus life.
That he loves us, he died

Then what.
He saved out of the dead.

What does that mean?
He didn't, he came out of the dead. That's the only thing I know about it, I don't know anything else.

How are God and Jesus different or the same?
that those are different names. but they're not different...they're not different!

what do you want to be when you grow up?
a mail carrier

a mail carrier?
yeah - I don't really know what I want to be when I grow up yet.

What other ideas do you have?

Eli's questions for himself...
What favorite friend do you have a school?
uh, um um Ariana (she's a girl)

what should we name the new baby?
I knew you were going to say that...um...Jaden

Why?
because I like that name. Are you just going to show mommy this?

What's your favorite TV show?
Pinkey Dinkey Do

What's your favorite thing to do with daddy?
Um...wrestle.

What's your favorite thing to do with mommy?
Go to restaurants with her.

What about Eden?
I like to play with her. Like ping pong, Do you have anymore questions for me?

Sure, hmm....

I want you to write just "I Love You Mommy"....

Do you have anything else you want me to write?
nope, actually yea maybe - I wanna to write what is my favorite toy?

Ok, what's your favorite toy?
My favorite toy is my blocks that are out right now that are on top of the cardboard box.

Why are they your favorite?
Because you can build with them, and I like building.

Maybe you can be a builder when you grow up?
Uh, I don't really want to, because what if I like get hurt, or accidentally bang myself with a hammer or something. Are you still writing the stuff I said? Why, you have to be done now.

Ok.

I think I need to tell you a couple of more things....

What do you need to tell me?

Um....can you tell me some more questions?

Sure, what's your favorite worship song?
Um, ABCDEFG.

Really? what else.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...I know that's a night night song but I still like it.

What's your favorite song we sing @ church?
I don't know the names...maybe I can tell you one....um uh actually I don't really know anything about that...but I have something to tell you - I know what I can say to mommy...make sure we pray at the party

What party?

At the party at school that I'm going to, the one I bought the pretzels for.

Should daddy buy a new guitar?
Maybe, but you have way to many guitars.

You think so?
yeah.

Really?
yeah. I think you got 4 or 5

I have an idea, oh man! - we forgot to buy science books @ Costco - oh man!

Tell mommy that I like to take my sox off.

Ok, talk to you later buddy.

What? why did you say that?

Because our interview is over.

Why did you say that? Daddy - I want to watch a kids movie - like Mary Popins or something...

Ok.