This morning Adam perched on the computer desk by me, and I looked into his handsome hazel eyes.Giving into a Mommy Nonsense mood, I implored, "What are your eyes for?"
Adam: [blank look]
Me: [prompting] "Are they for seeing?"
Adam: [nods to the crazy mommy holding onto his cheeks]
Me: "What are your ears for?"
Adam: "Um, they - they are for list-ning."
Me: [Good answer!] "What about your nose?"
Adam: "It - it is for smelling some-ping."
Me: "Yes, it is! What do your hands do?"
Adam: "They - they touch sings."
Me: "And your mouth? What is your mouth for?"
Adam: "It is for growling!"
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Summer Company
We have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming company into our home this summer - mostly just for short but very sweet visits. Yesterday we were able to spend an hour on the deck with a dear friend and her two girls as they took a break from traveling.
At one point I overheard four-year-old Elaina organizing a time-honored game of playing house. She suggested to my sword-bearing son, "You be the dad, and I'll be the mom, and then we'll play. Kay?"
Adam scuffed his foot a little, and I wondered what he'd say to playing the father figure in a tame and ordinary game of house. It's not a game he plays. Finally he answered. "Kay. How bout - how bout if I jis' go fishing for the day, then?"
"Okay!" agreed his playmate cheerfully. "I'll go and get supper."
At one point I overheard four-year-old Elaina organizing a time-honored game of playing house. She suggested to my sword-bearing son, "You be the dad, and I'll be the mom, and then we'll play. Kay?"
Adam scuffed his foot a little, and I wondered what he'd say to playing the father figure in a tame and ordinary game of house. It's not a game he plays. Finally he answered. "Kay. How bout - how bout if I jis' go fishing for the day, then?"
"Okay!" agreed his playmate cheerfully. "I'll go and get supper."
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