I'm Not Done!

Cake reception after church. Christopher was two and a half.

During the reception, of course, Christopher wanted to play and run around the gym and chase his friends. However... once the clean-up crew began stacking up chairs and cleaning off tables and throwing away trash, Christopher came racing over to our table:

"Don't take me chair... me eat me cake!"

We've Created a Monster

Three-year-old Sarabeth asked: "Why didn't they look at me?" as we passed a family in the lobby of a restaurant one evening as we were leaving after our dinner.

"Why should they look at you?" I asked.

"Because I'm beautiful," she replied.

Oh, dear....

Disbelief

When Sarabeth was not quite three years old, she was quite resistant to eating her vegetables during dinner one night. I told her she didn't have to eat them, but she had to eat them if she wanted another roll and some dessert. With great drama, she moaned and cried out: "Oh, how can this be true?"

First Sermons

When Christopher was three, he went through a preaching spell. He used Sarabeth's doll highchair as his podium, and his attire included one of Chet's white shirts and his own "man shoes." He would open his Children's Bible and preach his sermon, such as: "Once upon a time, there was a little meanie named "Josep" and he died for his sins on the cross and the bulldozer...." Made me love Jesus every time!

 

"Turn in your Bibles to the story of David and Goliath...."

Disclaimer

Christopher, at four years old, upon entering the bathtub: "I'm not coming in here to get washed. I just wanted to play with Sister."

Yummy Stuff My Kids Won't Eat

Roasted Butternut Squash

1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped into chunks (seeds removed)
1 TBSP butter (or more... up to 4 TBSP)
1 TBSP olive oil (or more)
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP fresh parsley, minced
salt and pepper, to taste

Mix butternut squash chunks with olive oil, minced garlic, minced parsley, salt, and pepper in casserole dish. Bake at 400 degrees for thirty minutes or so, until squash is tender. Add butter halfway through cooking time and toss with squash pieces so they brown on both sides.

P.S. The more butter you use, the yummier this tastes... but I'm trying to save calories, so I used only 1 TBSP butter and 1 TBSP olive oil. Still wonderful!

P.S.S. I adapted this recipe from one I received from my friend Laura Christophel last Christmas.

Proposal

Christopher, sweetly (at age five):
"Sarabeth, when I grow up, I want to marry you, because there's no one else I want to marry, and I love you, and I want to marry you."

Sarabeth, with exasperation (much older and wiser at age seven):
"Christopher, you can't marry your sister."