L2 (8yrs) to MrA: You’re great at electricity–like Ben Franklin!
Words
L2 (8yrs) animatedly to MrsA one evening:
Early in my life, I was good at speaking.
Now I’m good at singing and reading.
It all connects in one way.
WORDS.
I’m very good at words.
Christmas Children’s Program
The kids were up front for a special time with kids for Advent and got to answer various questions.
Pastor Kyle asked the kids what a miracle was.
L2 (8yrs): It’s when God does something that is impossible for humans to do.
Me to MrA.: That’s our kid! High five!
Later question: What is a miracle that you wish God would do?
L2: I wish he would make the Lego company start making Lego castle sets again.
L1:
Then L2 volunteered to wrap up the children’s time for praying for the church. He took the microphone and prayed: God, I hope you can help the church…so it’s not so hard to run. Amen.
The pastor and the church members and the parents all looked confused.
When L2 got back to his seat, we asked what he was meaning. “So the church isn’t so hard to run. They keep having to put up new screens and fix things and work on computers and have trouble making things work. I asked God to make things not so hard to run.”
I guess MrA and I should stop talking so much about the church tech issues over supper. 😆
Solving disagreements
Overheard as boys were talking at bedtime:
L3 (5yrs): I’m right.
L2 (8yrs): No, I’m right.
L3: I heard Prodigy
L2: Well, I said Starfall.
L3: You said Prodigy
L2: No, I didn’t.
L3: Yes you did! I’m right.
L2: I’m RIGHT!
L3: I’m RIGHT!
L2 (more calmly): You might have heard something different than what I said.
L3: I’m right!
L2: Let’s plan rock, paper, scissors and see who’s right.
L3: Okay!
L2: Choose paper if you think you’re right.
L3: Okay!
Boys together: *Rock, Paper, Scissors, Go!*
*victorious laughter of L2*
L2: I’m right!
What’s your weapon?
Overheard when the boys were playing battle on the playground…
L2 (8yrs): They’ve got muskets, but we’re coming in the Name of the Lord!
The joys of owning a belt for your pants
L2 (age 7): Somethings are cooler than a belt. Like God. A belt is cool. God is better.
Animals or fruit?
We were driving through NM when I spied a herd of pronghorn antelope. I pointed them out to the boys and told them what they were.
L3 (5yrs): I know of a food called cantaloupe. Is that the same thing?
Reading Slug
L2 (7yrs old) triumphantly, pushing back his empty cereal bowl: The reading slug is done!
Me: The reading slug?
L2: The reading slug!
Me: What’s a reading slug?
L2: Didn’t you say that one of your sisters was a reading slug and you tried to coax her outside to play with you but she just wanted to read?
Me: Ahh… a bookworm!
Opinions of babies and toddlers
I was chatting with L2 (7yrs) today about stopping to see a new church family this week.
L2: Do you know their kids’ names?
Me: No.
L2: Then I don’t want to go.
Me: You need to know their kids’ names before you want to go visit them?
L2: Well, sometimes when I hear names, I can start to categorize people in my head as to whether they are boys or girls.
Me: I can tell you that they have a baby boy and a young girl about L3’s age. And two more kids.
L2: Then I definitely don’t want to go. Babies and toddlers are always selfish and aggressive. They never want to share their toys and they always scream. And it makes me want to beat them. Except I don’t want hurt them when I beat them. So I’d just rather not go.
Me, me, me
L2 (7yrs) and L3 (5yrs) interrupted each other trying to talk to me. I told them to figure out who would share their question first.
L2: You
L3 (simultaneously): Me
L2: We should be generous. You should be thinking me and I should be thinking you. Love does not seek its own.
L3: Me me me
L2: You should be thinking of others
L3: Me me me
L2: You’re thinking of yourself
L3: So, me?