Boy! She's quick!

Often I find myself trying to intervene or referee an argument between the two eldest children of the house. More often I find myself attempting new tactics trying to help them to see that both of them are in the wrong and that both of them have a reason to feel hurt as well as both of them needing to apologize.

While trying a new angle 1 day before Makade's birthday, I decided to work in some roll play and have each of them pretend to be the other to help them see why they had behaved in such a way to hurt their sibling. They were up for it and to my surprise Makade seemed overly enthusiastic, "Ha! That means I get to be the oldest of the family now!"
Tarryn, stunned long enough to blink retorted with, "Oh yeah, That means I get to have a birthday tomorrow."

Knock Knock...

While driving in the car one day, Corban and Makade, sitting on each side of Kellan, were telling knock-knock jokes to one another. And since their knock-knock jokes really don't make a whole lotta sense, I try to tune them out. But among the midst of the confusing "humor", I heard a little voice....

Kellan: Kno-Knock.......kno-knock......
Me: Who's there?
Kellan: kno-knock.
Tarryn and Me: Who's there?
Kellan: kno-knock.
Tarryn: knock-knock who?
Kellan: kno-knock ME!
Tarryn and I giggle (and obviously fed him to tell another one)

Kellan: kno-knock.
Tarryn: Who's there?
Kellan: kno-knock.
Tarryn: knock-knock who?
Kellan: Listen a me! (...something that Corban kept saying to Makade to allow him to have a turn in saying a knock-knock joke.) kno-knock.
Tarryn: who's there?
Kellan: kno-knock
Tarryn: kno-knock who?
Kellan: kno-knock a door.

....So now I have 3 boys that don't understand knock-knock humor. Yet, at least my youngest understands the concept. ...and it's so darn cute to hear a 20 month old attempting knock-knock jokes.

Good Point.

I teach the sunbeams (3 year olds) class in church each Sunday and often I find it a challenge. Today, being Easter, was filled with special moments that made me smile. A cute little highlight was when Matthew asked after being told to be reverent in Jesus' house, "If this is Jesus' house, where's his bed?!"

Even better was the answer a fellow 3 year old gave him of, "Hello! It's up stairs!" (Pointing to the sky in a church that has only one floor.)

Tuesday Confessions

You know that saying,

"Careful what you wish for..."

Well I got it, and it's NO fun!