Made me smile...

Here are 4 cute things that my kids have done lately. They aren't necessarily "ha ha" funny, but they're things that have made me smile. TOOTIE: doesn't eat baby food anymore, but likes very few foods. He won't eat a lot of things that I thought most toddlers would like: no macaroni or any kind of noodles (too squishy--and it's fun to watch him squish them with his pointer finger in disapproval), no Cheerios, no cheddar cheese... I think it's funny though some of the things that that he does love to eat: bran flakes (plain, dry), and his favorite seems to be whole green beans. Only if they're fresh or frozen though (and cooked), no canned beans for him (too squishy). He doesn't like cooked peas (what kids do?), because they squish. Today though I discovered how to get him to eat peas--if I give them to him frozen, straight from the freezer, they crunch, and he loved them! He kept coming back for more. Hooray for eating more vegetables!   GOLDIE frequently asks if the things she sees on TV and hears about in stories are real (dinosaurs, vampires, monsters, cartoon characters, etc.). The other day she asked if the actors in Ghost Whisperer were real people. I said "yes, those are real people". Goldie demonstrated her understanding when she explained to the rest of us, "Heavenly Father saw these people in the show and he thought they looked really good, so he decided to make some real people who looked just like these guys". Huh? In other words, Heavenly Father must watch TV, because when he sees actors that he likes the looks of, he'll decide he should make some real people to be in the world that look just like those in the show. Oh, so that's where He gets his ideas from! DIDI: Yesterday she was told that when she turns 8, she'll be challenged in her Activity Days group to start memorizing the Articles of Faith. She came home and memorized articles 1-4 that afternoon! Great job! And onemore thing...DIDI has turned out to be quite the hopeless romantic, just like her mom. She gets giddy whenever Edward Cullen's name comes up anywhere (even though she doesn't know anything about him except that I get excited about the books and the movie), and she loves to watch kissing scenes in movies, just like her mom. I didn't realize that would be one set of footsteps I'd be leaving for my girls to follow...oh well! SHARK: In a primary meeting yesterday the question was posed by a bishopric member, "why do we get baptized?" Other kids gave answers such as, "because it's a commandment", "so our sins can get washed away", etc. "Anything else?" they asked...SHARK raised his hand and offered the following additional insight: "So our transgressions can dissipate". The other bishopric member grinned and commented, "you're blowing me away, Shark. 'Dissipate'? I'm going to have to get my dictionary out!" I laughed and laughed.