The Most Important Part of School

As Fred arrived home from school today I asked him how his day was and what he did at school. Excitedly he said, "We got to go to recess three times again today!" I chuckled to myself because that has been his first response every day for the past week. A short while later Fred sat down at the dining room table and opened his lunchbox because he said he was hungry. As I glanced to see what food he had left from lunch I quickly discovered why he was hungry. In his lunchbox he had a full sandwich and an unopened bag of chips. I said, "Fred, you didn't eat your sandwich? And your chips haven't been opened? What did you eat for lunch?" Fred replied, "My cheese." I guess the most important part of school to a new kindergartner is getting out to recess.

Just Like Daddy

As we were heading inside after returning home from church today Fred said that he wanted to look at some scriptures. Since he is only five and can't yet read we gave him a spare copy of The Book of Mormon. He made his way over to the computer desk and said, "I want to study my scriptures just like Daddy." A few seconds later Fred asked for a green marker determined to highlight some of the verses just like Adam does.

Date Night

Our kids love it when Adam and I go out on dates because we frequently trade babysitting with some of our friends who have children Daisy and Lucy's age. One Friday evening Adam and I had made arrangements for the kids to go to Lexie and Liam's house and they were looking forward to playing with their friends. Just as Adam was scheduled to leave work he found out that one of his OB patients was ready to deliver and that he would be delayed in returning home. Not certain if we would have time to go out as planned I contemplated calling our friends and cancelling. Just then Daisy asked, "Mommy, are you and Daddy going on a date tonight?"

Me: "I'm not sure Sweetie. Daddy has to stay at work a little longer to help one of his patients."

Daisy: "That's OK Mommy! 'You' could still go out on a date. Sometimes mommies go out on dates by themselves."

The Missing Binkie

Lucy has always loved her binkie but now we only let her use it at bedtime and nap time. Today as I went to put Lucy down for her nap I discovered that her binkie was missing from the crib. I said to Lucy, "Oh no! Where did your binkie go?" Lucy responded, "My binkie?............Maybe it in my tummy!"