Yesterday, while picking the boys up from school I barely could contain my laughter at their conversation. It was about their upcoming birthday party and who they were going to invite. Some background information before their conversation plays out....Aneesha is Coopers girlfriend in his current Kindergarten class. Georgia Mae is Cooper's other girlfriend from his Montessori Kindergarten class. Meredith was Cooper and Elliott's girlfriend from Montessori (but Georgia Mae wanted Cooper all to herself and did not like him talking to other girls because he was going to marry her). Now here's the rest of the story:

Elliott "Cooper I am going to invite Georgia Mae to our Birthday"

Cooper "I don't want her to come, ELLIOTT"

Elliott "Why not?"

Cooper "Because I am asking Aneesha to come and Georgia Mae will not like it if she is talking to me"

Elliott "Georgia Mae won't get mad if you talk to Aneesha"

Cooper "Well, she will get mad because Aneesha will want to hug me"

Elliott "I don't care I am still going to invite her"

Cooper "I don't want her to come Elliott (pronouced EL EEE OOOOOTTT)and a mean face that followed

Elliott "I know, tomorrow at school tell Aneesha on your birthday that you do not want her to hug you"

Cooper "But I really want Aneesha to hug me on my birthday" (he makes a smiley face as if he is picturing her hugging him)

Elliott "I've got a plan.....you can take Aneesha into the Moon Bounce and hug her there"

(ok...fits of laughter from me could not be contained)

Cooper "I don't think it is a good idea to invite Georgia Mae because I want to marry Aneesha now. Besides I already have my picture taken with her last year at my party"

Elliott "Can we invite Meredith then?"

Cooper replies "aye ya aye" and rolls his eyes.

My boys and their girlfriends....Does it have to start so soon? At least Elliott says he's going to marry me when he grows up. He says that I will be Memaw and he will be Pawpaw and we will be Cooper and Aneesha's kids grandparents. I love how candidly they talk about where they are going to live (Elliott with me and Cooper says he'll live nearby so that his kids can walk to our house). Elliott worries about going to college and work. He worries about how he is going to drive. I tell him that I will teach him and he'll have a class in school to teach him. He worries about how he will get to Virginia to see his cousins. He wants to know if it is a straight line to get there. When I tell him know there are different roads and I show him on a map, he can get quite upset. He worries about college and work and following their rules...things he really doesn't have need to worry with right now. For a long time Elliott said he was going to be in the Army. Cooper says he will be a Marine. They think that they will be on the same base as each other. Cooper's mind is all about he's going to get married and have children and that Elliott and I will take care of them.

What their kindergarten mind is thinking....they have their whole lives ahead of them, yet they worry and are planning for it as if it is tomorrow. My boys...my little men~