Jedut In Da Cage

This morning was especially quiet. It was a late night for all of us last night and Owen and Daddy were still asleep. Joey sat down at the head of the table with his blue blanket and stuffed Blue's Clues dog. The morning sun was glaring through the living room window behind him, filling the room with orange hues and shining right through his golden hair all tossed messily on his sleepy little head. I prepared his cereal and my coffee, and I sat down with him. We had our morning Bible reading which led to a discussion on Easter. I can't wait to celebrate this holiday with him. Last year when we colored Easter eggs, he kept asking for crayons. I tried to explain that you put the eggs in the colored water I had in front of him, but he knew coloring only as waxy crayolas on a clean surface. My sweet, literal boy. He clearly remembers last year so he has been waiting anxiously for it this year.

Me: so bud, do you know what Easter is?
Joey: Yeah! It net week!
Me: you're right, it IS next week. But do you know what happened on Easter?
Joey: oh yeah yeah. Jedut died on da cwoss.
Me: thats true, he did that right before Easter.. and then what happened?
Joey: he taked all my nasty tuff aways and dey put him in da cage..
Me: yeah he wanted to take away our sins so that we all get to go to heaven
Joey: yeah wike Catie Wosie goed to heaben..
Me: thats right! and then after 3 days in his grave, do you know what happened to Jesus?
Joey: mm.. he waked up! and he was wike, GRRMMMM (he shoves his hands forward and up like he was throwing something heavy) and he twowed dat big doow out of da way and got out of his cage
Mom: man, you got it Joe. Thats why we have Easter, because Jesus woke up from the dead so we get to be really happy about it and celebrate together
Joey: yeah, uh huh! but 'top saying "dead," it 'cares me.
Me: ok I won't say it anymore.
Joey: you funny ma
Me: no you're funny!! What color eggs are we gonna make?
Joey: jut da bwue ones and da gween ones and da Eater bunny jut gonna bwing me wike, tons of tings.
Me: he is?
Joey: yeah! wike, a kateboard, and wittle toy piwate, and cany!