My Jillian Michaels DVD was still in the DVD player when Ethan went to put his DVD in yesterday morning. Ethan carefully put my DVD on top of the player and stated, "I still want you to be tough, so I didn't wreck it."
3/30/12
Veggies Rock!
Josh was reading a new library book to the kids before bed the other night. The last page says Veggies Rock!
Olivia thought about that for a second and said, "They don't rock?!"
Josh chuckled and tried his best to explain what it meant.
Then Ethan said, "Daddy, you are super rock!"
Olivia thought about that for a second and said, "They don't rock?!"
Josh chuckled and tried his best to explain what it meant.
Then Ethan said, "Daddy, you are super rock!"
Do You Understand?
A few days ago, Livi was pretending to be the mommy and said, "Do you understand?" to her baby in an angry voice.
One of the day care kids asked, "What does do you understand mean?"
Ethan answered, "It means do you want a spankin'?"
One of the day care kids asked, "What does do you understand mean?"
Ethan answered, "It means do you want a spankin'?"
3/6/12
What Do You Know?
Ethan can get a little defensive when someone tries to correct him or remind him of the rules. So every once in a while I need to explain to him that he's not being punished. Sometimes grown-ups just need to make sure kids understand the rules. This morning as we were talking about just that, I asked, "What do moms do?" (Expecting to hear something like help kids do the right thing.)
Instead he says, "know everything."
I had to hide my smile as I said, "No."
He then went on the explain, "Yeah, they know everything, so they can tell kids when they do something naughty, so they won't do it again."
Although this is a cute little story, it was also an important lesson for me. I realized that in trying to teach my kids everything they need to know, I failed to teach them one very important thing. Nobody's perfect.....even Mommies make mistakes every now and then. Another reason to be grateful for God's amazing grace!
Instead he says, "know everything."
I had to hide my smile as I said, "No."
He then went on the explain, "Yeah, they know everything, so they can tell kids when they do something naughty, so they won't do it again."
Although this is a cute little story, it was also an important lesson for me. I realized that in trying to teach my kids everything they need to know, I failed to teach them one very important thing. Nobody's perfect.....even Mommies make mistakes every now and then. Another reason to be grateful for God's amazing grace!
2/29/12
There's a New Superhero in Town!
Ethan was playing superheros with his friend last week. I overheard him call his friend, Immediately Man. So what does Immediately Man do, you ask? Well, whatever Ethan tells him to do.....and immediately. I wish I had thought of that one!
2/2/12
Puzzles are Outdated
After supper the other night, Ethan wanted to play playstation before bed. We are starting to get into the habit of playing playstation every night, and I don't really like that idea, so I asked Ethan if he would rather do a puzzle or play a board game. He wrestled on the floor with Josh for a few minutes, then ran around the house pretending to be a ninja or something before coming back to me and saying, "I wanna play something that's on a screen." Oh my, preschool entertainment has sure changed! We settled on playing a game on Josh's phone.
2/1/12
The Only Law
We had just finished reading about King Josiah in our Children's Bible. I ended with....The people all made a promise to each other and to God: "We will always obey God's laws." Before I could even ask any questions, Ethan said, "The only law is to not get caught by the police. That's the only law."
What!?! Seriously, I do NOT know where he comes up with this stuff!
What!?! Seriously, I do NOT know where he comes up with this stuff!
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