When you are up to your eyeballs in preschoolers, it can be easy to forget that many of the moments that unfold are priceless. Just today I have had a couple experiences that made me smile and think I need to write that down.
Scenario 1:
A new fun game for K is to boss R around. I call this a 'fun game' because R is a control guy who likes to call the shots. He is truly like a little man stuck in a 3 1/2 year old body. K is a rabble-rouser. When she tells him what to do it drives him crazy, which makes her practically gleeful. I try to chose carefully when I intervene because a lot of this is just typical sibling stuff.
This morning over breakfast I was not really paying attention to their conversation until R whined, "Mom-mee. K is pwe-tend-ing she is da Mommy. Tell her to stop saying things to me." I advised him to just ignore her. (I can remember when my own Mom would handle sibling squabbles this way. I found it so annoying and frustrating! Yet, like many other things in parenthood...here I am doing it too!)
"But, it is huw-ting my fee-wings!!!!!"
Before I could say anything, K looked up and said very calmly and sincerely, "I'm so-wee, R. I so-wee I huwt your feewings. I love my bwo-vers."
Those signs of progress I wrote about needing yesterday? I got one! It was really a touching moment. A lot of adults could learn a lesson in communication and forgiveness from that interchange.
Scenario #2:
Before rest time today the children and I were playing Hungry, Hungry Hippos. We were having fun, but the boys were starting to get particularly whiny. Losing a match led to crying and fits. I warned both boys that one more outburst meant we were going to stop playing and go down for naps. A minute later, they were both on their backs crying that they didn't win.
"Ok, I see we're tired. Straight upstairs for naps."
"No. No. No. No. No. I want to be nice. No. No..." R responded, as I picked him up and started carrying him upstairs.
"Buddy, it is rest time. I can tell you are tired by the way you are behaving. I warned you, honey."
"No. No. No. I want to be nice..."
As I laid him in bed, he was kicking his feet wildly, still repeating, "No, no, no. I want to play some more. I want to be nice."
"You made a choice, son. Sorry, Charlie."
Then he wailed as if he was completely exasperated and it was the final straw, "MY NAME IS NOT CHAR-LEEEEEE!!!!!!!"
I couldn't help but laugh.
They were all asleep less that two minutes later.
Scenario #3:
This little serenade from my boys a couple of weeks ago over supper:
9 comments:
I laughed at R's comment. I often tel the boys to "Hold their horses." The first few times that #1 heard it, he kept saying, "But we don't have any horses!"
Loved R's comment.
Awhile back we were shopping and I asked my 3 year old, "let's go shall we?" and she stopped and yelled I AM NOT SHALLWE! I'M JUST AJ!
It is so cute when they take things so literal.
Too funny! I love how kids take things we say. Cute story, thanks for sharing.
That is just precious! "I love my brothers!" That made me smile and then that video! I'm a sucker for little ones praising Jesus. So sweet.
Blessings,
stephanie
Quotes like this are the reason I teach young children! One of my students was having a difficult time staying focused on a task. When he came to me for help I said, (With a wink and in a nicer tone than I can type...) "Hmmm, you haven't done squat." The student (in a rare moment of true frustration) responded, "But I don't know how to spell 'SQUAT'!"
Your kids are going to thank you for writing down thier "funnies."
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that video. Thanks for taking the time to download it. I enjoy "hearing" where yours are at in (sometimes) anxious longing for moments and coversations like mine will be in about 2 years...:)
Love the "sorry charlie" story. Too Funny and the video is precious. I think we are so lucky to live in a time where technology allows us to keep so many memories in so many different ways.
Blessings,
Linda
I don't think there is anything as wonderful as hearing two 3 year old sweet voices singing "what a mighty God we serve". I hope they grow to know just how powerful those words truly are!
From a Nana who loves the voice of small children praising the Lord. May they grow to be mighty men of God who truly know the mighty God we serve....You are well on your way to teaching them how to be mighty men of God who love the mighty God we serve.
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