First Bibles and Awanas

Gabriel, Sophia and Mary all started Awanas last week. In case you don't know Awanas is a non denominational Christian program for kids. Every week the kids have a new memory verse and a lesson to go along with it. Part of Gabe and Sophie's lesson is learning how to use the bible by finding their memory verses in it. So of course this led to their first grown up bibles! They were super excited. Sophie of course wanted a pink one with a fuzzy pink bible cover. Gabe wanted a bible with camo, but settled for a green one with a camo bible cover. They are both pretty sure that this means they are old enough to attend bible study with me in the summers, and that they don't need to go to Sunday school now since they have a bible like the grown ups :)

Sophie spent all evening trying to decide what color bible marker she would use to highlight John 3:16, her and Gabes memory verse for the week. Gabriel read about 3 chapters in John to me and then looked at me and said, "wow mom, God is busier then I thought. He teaches us about everything!"

Mary's memory verse is 1 John 4:8 ....God is love. So Sara and Mary have both been running around all week, "god is love, god is love.!" They make up songs to it etc. It really has been quite amusing.

Are we almost out of the Two year old stage yet?

Yes, almost! That is what I keep telling myself. Only 7 more months and Sara will be three, and although some of my kids were worse at three, I am holding out hope that Sara won't be! Just today she has

*Gotten into my mascara. Actually this is usually a few times a week occurrence. It doesn't seem to matter where I put it the little monkey finds some way to get into it!

* Spilled half a box of Special K cereal because she "can do it." She didn't even ask for help!

and

* Had three meltdowns. 1st because I put my shoes on to go put Gabe and Sophie on the bus. We go through this every morning. I literally only step off my porch and stick them in and come right back. Meanwhile Sara is sitting in the window, "DON'T LEAVE ME!"
2nd because I walked out of the living room. I even had a laundry basket in my hand, and she starts running around frantically looking for her shoes, yelling, "don't leave mama, where you going mama." When I tell her just to get the laundry she sniffles her way right behind me and back to the living room.
and lastly because Mary is home sick today and is really just messing with our routine! She had a fit all morning because Mary wanted to watch one episode of Dora before Sara got to watch Barney. Even after she was actually watching Barney she would look at Mary and say in a not so nice voice, " I watch Barney, not Dora!"


Needless to say, Sara spends a lot of time in the naughty corner and in my lap. If she is not in one of the two places then she is either A. sleeping (like right now) or B. into something she shouldn't be!


I know that logically she will eventually get through this phase, so I try to enjoy the clinging to me as much as possible and keep trying to drill it into her head to stay out of stuff! After all Psalms 127:3 says Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.