Funny Cade Conversations . . .

It's amazing how much there is to teach children! Everyday Cade asks so many questions and carries on so many conversations with me that cause me to think and to teach. I am grateful that he is so curious and wants to learn, but sometimes I just want to sit in silence. I don't think that is going to happen for a while, especially now that Ambree is joining in his jabbering. Here are some conversations from the past few weeks that turned into teaching moments.

While "trying" to have family home evening . . .

Me: OK, it's time for the opening prayer . . . you need to close your eyes.

Cade: But, this is the opening prayer, so we need to keep our eyes open!

Then had to explain about opening and closing prayers and why they are called that.

Me: Cade, maybe we should have your birthday party at a pool.

Cade: I don't think that's a good idea.

Me: Why not?

Cade: Because we might get gasoline on the cake.

Me: How would we get gasoline on your cake at the pool?

Cade: Because there is gasoline in the pool water.

Me: Oh, you mean chlorine.

Cade: Yeah, chlorine . . . I don't want to get chlorine on my cake!

Proceeded to explain what the difference was between gasoline and chlorine.

While on a bike ride with daddy, passing Mc Donald's . . .

Cade: Daddy, what is a nugget?

Craig: Nuggets are little pieces of things, like chicken nuggets, gold nuggets, etc.

Cade: Oh, so Dino Nuggets are little pieces of Dino?

Craig then explained that they aren't really dinosaur pieces, just chicken shaped like dinosaurs.

Cade: Mom, I can't wait until Christmas when Baby Jesus will be born again!

Of course, I then explained how we just celebrate when Jesus was born, etc.

While playing in the backyard . . .

Cade: mom, that two headed bug is trying to get me!

Me: What two headed bug?

Cade: Right there on the wall . . .

Me: Oh, uhh, that's not a two headed bug, it's just two bugs that are touching each other.

Cade: Oh, well they are trying to get us!

Me: They don't look like they are trying to get you to me!

That's all the explaining I did on this one! ;)