That's GREAT...

Wednesday, as Hayden and I were on our way home from swimming lessons, we passed Hillcrest, where a burial was being held really close to the street. This is how our conversation went...

Me: (sounding kinda of sad) Oh, look, Hayden, see right there where that tent is? Somebody died and they are having a funeral.
Hayden: (sounding kinda happy) That is GREAT!
Me: (sounding kinda of puzzled) Why is that great?
Hayden: (sounding very sure) He is in Heaven!

I love the way children think...

Nap Strike...

Parker is on a nap strike. The child has not taken a nap in weeks. I do everything like I have normally done but he gets up and plays with his toys, CD player and whatever else he can get his hands on. Even if I go back in and put him in his bed, he doesn't stay. I have tried spanking and that doesn't work. I heard that even if they don't take a nap, they should have a quiet time so I just leave him in his room. Today, I could hear him (through the baby monitor) doing something but couldn't tell what and I went to check on him only to find:

He was standing on his Little Tikes tool bench, had that hat on his head (to keep his dreadlocks out of his face, I guess) with lotion all over his face, window, blinds and pillow. He also had taken all of the trash can liners for his diaper pail and unrolled them all over his bed. I didn't know exactly what to do so I took a few pictures (like any good blogging mom would do), cleaned everything up, spanked him and put him into bed. I can hear him now messing with his CD player...little booger.

What should I do about this naptime thing? He is sooooo tired at the end of the day that he has been going to bed between 6:45 and 7pm. While that is nice, I would like for him to nap, he is too young to do away with naps. Any advice?

Who doesn't like to win, really?

Yesterday, Chad and Hayden were playing Hi Ho! Cherry-O and Hayden was being quite a sore loser. Hayden would get upset every time he had to move the cherries from the tree back into the bucket (you can understand). Chad was trying to talk to him about the nice way to play the game and told him that he couldn't win every time he played. Hayden summed up the conversation with, "Daddy, if I win every time then it's the spirit of the game."

Alex, I'll take Presidential Trivia for $100...

Today Hayden went to run some errands with Chad and I guess his little mind was wondering. Their conversation went something like this:

Hayden: Do you know who President Bush is married to?
Chad: (pretending like he didn't know) Who?
Hayden: President Bush is married to his wife.

A little later...

Hayden: Daddy, do you know what President Bush's wife does?
Chad: What?
Hayden: She does the same thing he does.

And now you know, the rest of the story...

Who do we tell?

When I was putting Hayden to bed last week I was talking to him about sharing the Good News of our Lord to everyone he knows. After a while he said, "Well, I don't have to tell my friends at preschool because they already know since they learn bible verses just like me." I told him that he still needed to tell them that Jesus died for their sins and rose again because everyone needs to hear it. I kissed him goodnight, left his room and he went to sleep.

I started thinking that night...isn't this what we ALL think? I don't want to tell my neighbor because she knows, she goes to church sometimes and I am 'sure' she knows, right? I don't want to mention it to the lady at Brookshires who always checks us out; she is so nice, she has to know the Lord, right? What if they don't?

I hope that Chad and I can teach Hayden not to make excuses when God prompts him to speak to someone about His Son and maybe this lesson taught me the same thing.