So, the other night we were having a special "sunbeam-age-appropriate" family home evening--the thinking being that we haven't been doing the things we did with the older kids for our younger kids. So we got out the Gospel Art Picture Kit and picked a few pictures to show and talk about--briefly, then we were going to play some fun games. These kinds of FHE lessons were a big hit for our older kids when they were little, but we haven't done them in years.
So, I'm holding up a picture of all kinds of animals and we're talking about how Heavenly Father made the animals and made us too. Good stuff...right? Well, Sophia's pointing at the elephants and zebras, etc. and Caleb is getting into it too. The older kids are playing along for the benefit of the little ones... All of a sudden, Sophia starts to scream bloody-murder..."I got a button stuck in my nose!!!!!"
What the %$$#@? We were right here! How on earth did she get a button stuck up her nose? Well, it was WAY up there. We could feel the hard lump, but couldn't see it in there. So, I tell Jim to go get the tweezers...then he holds her hands and head still while she continues to scream at the top of her lungs and I start digging. The other kids are freaking out--except for Eliza who is laughing hysterically and making me laugh.
I tell her to "blow" her nose and she, of course, sniffs up as hard as she can. After prying around in there for a bit and pushing on it from the outside, it finally comes down far enough that I can grab it with the tweezers and pull out a snotty, booger-covered button. It apparently came off of a teddy bear she'd been toting around all day.
So... "where were we?" I said. And we went on with the lesson. Although Eliza was snickering on and off for the rest of the night. Finished the lesson. Played a rousing game of "Duck, Duck, Moose" and "Guess Which Animal I Am?" (sophie always tells us instead of letting us guess). A good time was had by all.
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