Bible Class Recap

I always try to ask the kids when they get out of Bible class on Wednesday nights about what they learned. Tonight Mrs. Danette had the difficult job of teaching 4 and 5 year olds about Joseph and Potipher's Wife. I think she did a great job. Here was Isaac's synopsis of the lesson: Joseph got thrown into prison because Potipher was mad at him, but his wife told a lie. See Potipher took a wife, but she wanted to pretend that she was Joseph's wife. And Joseph wouldn't do it and he didn't kiss her, then she lied to Potipher about it.

Good job Mrs. Danette, he got it. I'm so glad we have good Bible teachers and that we have the ability to teach our children the truth of God's word/.

How Mad are You?

Isaac had a tee ball game last night. On the way home Indiana started crying. She wouldn't stop and after a few minutes Isaac said, "Indiana you're making me mad." A few minutes later he said, "Indiana now I'm three feet mad." Then he just started counting, "Now I'm four feet mad. Now I'm five feet mad...Now I'm 21 feet mad." I guess "feet" is his new unit for mad.

Kids' Views on Scripture

Isaac was talking to me in the car the other day. And he said, "Mommy can a fruit tree have olives? Can vine have figs? No, that's so silly."
We were listening to Hannah's Hundreds IV covering the book of James. It is always nice to know they're listening.

Jam 3:10 NKJV - Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Jam 3:11 NKJV - Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?
Jam 3:12 NKJV - Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.
Jam 3:13 NKJV - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
Jam 3:14 NKJV - But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Jam 3:15 NKJV - This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
Jam 3:16 NKJV - For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
Jam 3:17 NKJV - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
Jam 3:18 NKJV - Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Yesterday we were working on our New Testament books with some flashcards I made, and Isaac had laid out: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts and then just stopped. So I asked him, "What are you looking for?" and he said, "Letters." So I asked, "What comes after that?" and he said "To the Romans." I guess there are 28 books in his New Testament.
On the way to church last night Abigail said to me, "My shoelaces are snakes, they're trying to trick me into eating fruit. Mommy I won't ever eat fruit. Eating fruit is bad." We will have to go over the garden of Eden again I guess.

Even Indiana thinks every book is a Bible. It's nice to know she has the most important book down. But anything that isn't a board book is a Bible. Last night in church she was saying "Bible" and Jake handed her her Bible, she smacked it away and said, "No, Bible!" pointing vigorously at the song book. It was time to sing and she knew she needed that "Bible" to do it.

Potty Training

So Indiana is working on potty training. Not really seriously, but she likes to sit on the potty a few times a day. Well today I had her on the potty, then somehow I got her off and she ran off without a diaper on. It was probably 45 min later when I noticed that she was completely naked on the bottom. At least I haven't found any spots where she had an accident. But she was not happy to get caught going commando. She did not want a diaper back on. Guess she'll have to figure it out soon if she doesn't want to wear diapers anymore.

She's also a fashionista :-)

Oh, Thank You

Last night Isaac didn't finish all his spaghetti, so when we got back from our walk around the neighborhood and Abigail got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich he didn't get one. I made two sandwiches though and put his in a bag. This morning when he came and asked for food I said, "Your sandwich is up there in a bag." He was very excited and said, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, I just love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."

Let Me Tell You About Stuff

Let me tell you about stuff was Isaac's opening line as we got in the van to go to church tonight. The rest of the ride went something like this. Well, see those, those are pine trees they're different from other trees. Other trees have leaves and when the leaves lose their chlorophyll the leaves fall off. And there is something else about trees.The main part of a tree is called the trunk, and off of the trunk there are branches and on the branches there are leaves. Now let me tell you about weeds, weeds have something called a stem and on that there are things. Now I'm going to tell you about lights, lights use electricity. When you turn the switch the light gets electricity on it's wires and lights up. The wires are called a filament and when the filament breaks your light won't work even if it has electricity. And lights get hot. Now let me tell you about trains, trains run on tracks. And the tracks have rails that are nailed to the ties, which are wood. Trees are made of wood. And trains have engines that can pull other cars and they are coupled together with really strong chains so the engine can pull the cars.
And this is about the time we arrived at church. He then gave us another summary of lights and trees on the way home. I love that boy, and he cracks me up when he decides to teach his sisters stuff.

Abigail's Breakfast Poem

Five little pancakes sat on a wall
Five little pancakes had a great fall
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put the pancakes together again.

Guess what we had for breakfast :-)