Little Cars

We have always owned a couple of matchbox cars. The kids would occasionally play with them, but not often and not for long periods of time. That is, until I had a boy.
I went about tidying the house, this evening, preparing for guests. I picked up two train cars from the counter, looked down and saw a little front loader vehicle at my feet and picked it up. As I walked from the counter to Hayden's room, I came across and picked up two additional toy cars. I can't fully explain why, but it made me so happy to see so many toy cars all over the house. It's so fun to have a little boy!

That's my boy!

Today, during Sacrament Meeting, I looked over and saw all of the girls coloring on papers. Hayden felt left out. Katie handed him a crayon for each hand, then encouraged him to draw on the page that sat on her lap. As Hayden proceeded to make long marks with both crayons, Katie quietly murmured, "Thaaa-aa-aat's my boy."

Question: Do you want me to die?

I fed Katie a bowl of mini wheats for breakfast at 7 am.
At 8 am she asked for toast, and I gave her some.
At 10 am, she received some apple sauce and ritz crackers for a snack.
When 10:30 rolled around and I saw the mess she and Hayden had made all over the floor. I declared that snack time was over.
Katie melted.
"I'm hungry! My stomach growled!!!"
I told her that it's good for her to be hungry sometimes. That didn't go over very well.
"Mom! Do you want me to die???"
Yes. The hour and a half wait until lunch time WILL cause your death. And yes, that is my goal. There IS no other explanation.

Primary Scripture

Maliya was asked to share a scripture in Sharing Time. There was no particular topic assigned, it was just "child's choice." I asked Maliya if there was any scripture that she liked that she might want to share. She looked at me in bewilderment, as if she were thinking "how on earth would I know a good scripture to share?" But all she said was, "Nooooo...??"
Then she thought of something. "Maybe the one about the guy in the graveyard!" Needless to say, I was a little shocked: "The guy in the graveyard?" I responded.
"Yeah," Maliya said, "You know, when that guy lived in the graveyard and was screaming and then Jesus sent the evil spirits to be in the pigs!" (Mark 5:1-15)
...Yeah...that sounds uplifting for Primary kids...???