Tuesday, July 23, 2013

on children...

just a few conversations i've had with the kids and need to write down so i don't forget...

on vacation bible school--
me:  what did y'all talk about today at vbs?
eden: we talked about how we are sinful and how God's love is way bigger than our sin.
carter:  i don't remember.  but for snack we had popcorn and goldfish. and tomorrow for snack we're having popcorn and oreos.  that's why i like vbs.

on birthdays--
carter:  i'm almost five.  february 12 is really close by.  i'm going to have a party with all girls and chapman.  and we are going to have steak flavored cake.

on school lunches--
this actually happened a while ago but i wanted to make sure i documented it.  my friend megan (who is a wonderfully intentional mother) told me that she draws a cute face on her son's banana for his school lunch.  i thought this was a great idea so i drew a big toothy smiley face on carter's banana for lunch one day.  after school when i opened his lunch kit to empty and clean it, i found banana smashed all over it.
me:  carter, what happened to this banana in your lunch kit?
carter:  oh. mom.  i opened my lunch and there was a face on my banana and it scared me.  like, really scary! so i smashed it up.  then i wasn't scared anymore.
me:  carter!  i drew that face! i thought you would like it.
carter:  no.  don't do that again.
(a little while later)
carter:  mom, you can draw a face on my banana; i won't be scared.  just tell me before i go to school.





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