We had a very fun and full weekend to say the least. Saturday morning we headed out to run some errands and we ended up at the "Bob and Larry Store." For those of you that are confused...that would be Lifeway Bookstore to anyone over the age of 10...but that's what it is called in our family. The kids were just in awe at all the Christmas things that were on display. We kept reminding them to look only, no touching. We can all imagine the curiosity of a kid when you say "no touching..." what are they going to do..."TOUCH!!!" Ella Claire was going on and on about how lovely and beautiful everything was and then we hear..crack... and I was afraid to turn around. Sure enough...a big, breakable, expensive Christmas something was broken on the floor. She didn't know what to do...she just stood there frozen. Lance was so wonderful with her. He got down on her level and explained that was the reason we had asked her not to touch. They picked it up and brought it to the counter and we tried to pay for it, but they were nice enough to let it slide. Lance did have her apologize to the lady, but mostly she stood there and her tongue wiggled in her mouth at a very rapid pace...she finally whispered as I held her hand..."I'm sorry." I felt so sorry for her, but hopefully she'll remember it next time we are in that store or any other store with "untouchables."
When we got back in Saturday afternoon it was nap time and we were all tired. We have a basket in the foyer for their shoes and I asked them to put their shoes in the basket and go pee pee. I looked around and Carter was standing at the shoe basket, pants down, peeing on the basket. I yelled.."NO" and he stopped mid-stream and was so embarrassed. I guess all he heard was basket and pee. It got all over the back of the door and the window, but we all had a good hug out of it!
Saturday night we went to a place in Hickory called Sims BBQ...we went with our SS class from church. You drive way, way, way out in the country...so far, most of the roads do not have road signs...thank goodness for a GPS! We get there and it is a big barn and they serve all you can eat, chicken, pork and beef BBQ. As you are eating there is a live bluegrass band playing and young girls clogging. After everyone finished eating all the kids got to go down front and dance as well. Ella Claire was a little apprehensive at first, but Carter was full force on the dance floor. He did inherit his daddy's moves....and you can imagine what that looks like if you've ever seen Lance dance...it ain't pretty! Carter's dancing is a combo of break dancing and gymnastics flipping. They did have all the kids come out and the parents and we did a square dance, which he loved. By the end of the night, there wasn't a dry hair on his head and his face was blood red...but the boy had a good time.
We got home so late Saturday night, that the kids got baths Sunday morning before church. Lance was helping give Ella Claire a bath and that is a great time to have one on one time with them and really talk and see what's going on in their world. They were talking about things and she looked and realized she had a scratch on her finger. She told Lance.."I have a boo boo on my finger and God hasn't healed it yet." Lance explained that sometimes it takes a little while and her response was.."I guess He is asleep." He then explained that God never sleeps and is always awake to talk to us and one day in Heaven we'll never sleep or get tired or even get boo, boo's. He said she was quiet for a minute and you could see the wheels turning and then she said..."God doesn't sleep even if he plays for a long, long time?" and "We won't get tired in Heaven even if we play for a long, long time?" Wouldn't it be great to go back and have the simplicity of the world through those eyes???
To round out the festivities, Monday night was Carter's soccer banquet and he received his first trophy of many more to come. He is so proud of his trophy. The only time it has left his grip is to sleep and bathe. I had to explain that he couldn't take it to school today, so it stayed in the van waiting on him!
