On our route to Maya's preschool from our house, we pass Collin's school. And our morning tradition is that at the point we pass Collin's school, we pray for Collin and other family members with Maya in the 3-5 minutes before we arrive at her school. Some of her recent prayers include:
- That Grammy's toe feels better [she stubbed it over Labor Day but it still receives prayers 2 months later]
- That Collin would be a good listener and get his wiggles out [Collin's excuse the afternoon before when he received a conduct mark was he just needed to get his wiggles out.]
- That Daddy would receive help with the pool, that it wouldn't be green, that it would be blue-y
Here are some other iphone photos and conversations with our kids:
Monday morning, 6:00am, before I even woke Collin up, I came into the living room to see Maya on the couch.
E: Maya, we stay in our bed until it's light outside or Mommy comes to get you. How long have you been in the living room?
M: Maybe 50 hours.
A moment of sweetness - Collin providing moral support to Maya as she asked for a snack at Collin's soccer game -
Maya setting up a tea party for her friends. She constantly pretends to be the teacher, imagining her friends from school are always with us and instructing them to listen to her book as she reads or to be careful when climbing the jungle gym at neighborhood parks!
On an overcast Monday, we had the park to ourselves, and I was trying to work in some exercise moves as we moved among the equipment on the playground. Maya imitated, "playing squats" -
And enjoyed playing on the equipment the way it was intended too -
M: I literally do not like kicking and blowing bubbles. [we make her practice her skills before letting her play in the pool normally]
E: Who says literally?
M: Grammy [according to my mom, she picked that up from somebody else!]
Between Collin's observations and Maya's dramatic outbursts, we laugh with or at these kids every day!
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