I wish I had a tape recorder for some of the conversations I have had with Joshua. But, today's conversation was really, well, remarkable. We drove past a restaurant where Joshua has ordered a shrimp basket before. Joshua LOVES shrimp.
Joshie: Mommy can we eat at that store that has the shrimp.
Mommy: No, we can't have shrimp right now. There was an accident and the shrimp were hurt.
Joshie: The oil spill, Mommy?
Mommy: (*thinks* We haven't talked to Joshua about it much but it has been in the news. I guess he's got big ears) Yes. Lots of animals were hurt: birds, fish, shrimp. And they need time to grow and get big and healthy again.
Joshie: Who did that mommy?
Mommy: Someone made a mistake. They were doing something they shouldn't have been doing.
Joshie: Then they should go away.
Mommy: (*thinks* Wow! That's harsh. I mean I feel that way sometimes but I haven't expressed that to Joshie.) Why don't we give them a chance to fix their mistake.
Joshie: Maybe they should listen to Jesus. I don't think they listened to Jesus.
Mommy: (*thinks* Where did that come from?) Yes, Jesus and God both say that we should take care of the resources we have.
I am drawing a blank as to what happened next. He just kept surprising me with each subsequent answer.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
July
These lazy summer days are packed with activities and just fly by. Most are so busy that housework and cooking are put on the backburner to swimming, library and trips to everywhere. That is how it should be and I am glad we are not bored.
We just returned from a trip to Fairborn(Dayton) Ohio for our third family Mini Meet East trip. The event was a lot of fun with a visit to the Air Force Museum, road rallye, autocross, banquet, picnic, rc car racing (Joshua won an award!) and a visit to Young's Dairy. The kids were good travelers even if bedtime was a bit hairy. On our drives we stopped at parks to stretch and eat and made the travel part of the fun.
Upon our return, Joshua started swimming lessons at our pool. Day 1 - Joshua sat under the picnic table. Day 2 - I was able to get him in the pool with the promise of a great reward (he chose ice cream) and he bit the bait. Day 3 - Well, we'll see. His job today is to stay near the teacher. If he does we've promised to wake him up tonight when it is dark to catch fireflies.
We have started over with Love and Logic because things have been getting a bit stressful at home. Early results are positive. Little J was having a hard time with name calling and hitting so we are trying to curb those behaviors.
Mira is herself. She is better behaved when she gets enough sleep. She sings and loves to play dolls. She is talking up a storm. I can understand her but she does have her own laguange that takes some time to get used to.
Evelyn crawls like a speed demon and pulls up on just about everything she comes to. She will even climb up on things (the other two were walking so maybe this didn't seem like such a surprise) so she can get into quite a bit of trouble. She has started communicating as well with signs for more and bye-bye. She says, 'Hi', Bye, Mama and Yes. She likes to make up peek a boo games to play and is just an all around happy baby. Her most remarkable feature though is the amount of food she can devour. Often she eats more than her siblings and she eats just about everything we give to her. When Evie sees food her arms start swinging and she just about bursts with excitement. I hope it lasts!
We just returned from a trip to Fairborn(Dayton) Ohio for our third family Mini Meet East trip. The event was a lot of fun with a visit to the Air Force Museum, road rallye, autocross, banquet, picnic, rc car racing (Joshua won an award!) and a visit to Young's Dairy. The kids were good travelers even if bedtime was a bit hairy. On our drives we stopped at parks to stretch and eat and made the travel part of the fun.
Upon our return, Joshua started swimming lessons at our pool. Day 1 - Joshua sat under the picnic table. Day 2 - I was able to get him in the pool with the promise of a great reward (he chose ice cream) and he bit the bait. Day 3 - Well, we'll see. His job today is to stay near the teacher. If he does we've promised to wake him up tonight when it is dark to catch fireflies.
We have started over with Love and Logic because things have been getting a bit stressful at home. Early results are positive. Little J was having a hard time with name calling and hitting so we are trying to curb those behaviors.
Mira is herself. She is better behaved when she gets enough sleep. She sings and loves to play dolls. She is talking up a storm. I can understand her but she does have her own laguange that takes some time to get used to.
Evelyn crawls like a speed demon and pulls up on just about everything she comes to. She will even climb up on things (the other two were walking so maybe this didn't seem like such a surprise) so she can get into quite a bit of trouble. She has started communicating as well with signs for more and bye-bye. She says, 'Hi', Bye, Mama and Yes. She likes to make up peek a boo games to play and is just an all around happy baby. Her most remarkable feature though is the amount of food she can devour. Often she eats more than her siblings and she eats just about everything we give to her. When Evie sees food her arms start swinging and she just about bursts with excitement. I hope it lasts!
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