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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
There's no room!
For the past few weeks, anytime I have picked Graham up from school, he has stopped by the two nativity sets in the foyer and launched into a routine of identifying each of the animals and people: "There's the sheep, the shepherds, Jesus' mommy, Mary, his Daddy, (Whose his name again?), and the baby Jesus, just like Elliot's a baby." Next, he would say, "Why are they in the barn/farm?" and without waiting for an answer, he would reply "Because there's no room!". I don't know if they read a specific story at school, but his answer was always the same and delivered almost like the punchline of a joke..."there's no room, get it, ha ha!"
Fast forward to our Christmas eve service at church. My mom and dad went along with Chris and I and the boys for our second attempt at a family worship experience. Goodness knows we needed the help...do you remember the camel incident from a few weeks ago? Graham is definitely not used to being in church during a worship service, and was a little antsy to say the least. He kept getting up from the chairs and walking back to the wise men statues. He would sit by them and/or place his candle in the crucifix holder, like he was the 4th wise guy! Just as I was about to lose my mind, Pastor Marda started the gospel. Graham was still not paying attention, and at the beginning of a meltdown when all of the sudden he stopped, looked up, and said, "Hey, I know this story...there's no room!" I love that boy and his genuine spirit!
Fast forward to our Christmas eve service at church. My mom and dad went along with Chris and I and the boys for our second attempt at a family worship experience. Goodness knows we needed the help...do you remember the camel incident from a few weeks ago? Graham is definitely not used to being in church during a worship service, and was a little antsy to say the least. He kept getting up from the chairs and walking back to the wise men statues. He would sit by them and/or place his candle in the crucifix holder, like he was the 4th wise guy! Just as I was about to lose my mind, Pastor Marda started the gospel. Graham was still not paying attention, and at the beginning of a meltdown when all of the sudden he stopped, looked up, and said, "Hey, I know this story...there's no room!" I love that boy and his genuine spirit!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Oh, brother!
It is really too bad that these two don't look anything alike, right?!
I am in so, so, so much trouble!
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Grumpy Camel
Today was the Sunday School Christmas program at church. We don't have a lot of children in our church, so the nativity story has to be rather carefully planned and orchestrated. The older ones are assigned to being Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, while there are just enough little ones to have one angel, one sheep, one cow, and one camel. This year, Graham was the camel. And what a camel he was!
It started when he wanted to sit by Elliot and me, and not the rest of the Sunday School crew. So, Elliot and I moved to the front row. Then, he sat on the floor next to me, refusing to move closer to the "manger" in front. His teacher, Andrea and I both tried to coax him a little closer, but he was having none of it. Instead, he opted to take off his adorable camel hat and proceed to throw it up in the air! Although I managed to catch the hat, avert a camel crisis in the middle of the program, and get one picture of the complete ensemble, Chris and I told Graham later that camels are supposed to be humpy, not grumpy!
Heaven help us if he is ever assigned to be an angel! I am having visions of the youngest Herdman, Gladys, screaming "Hey you! Yeah, you! Unto you a child is born" and halos flying everywhere! Maybe if there was a pirate in the Christmas story...
It started when he wanted to sit by Elliot and me, and not the rest of the Sunday School crew. So, Elliot and I moved to the front row. Then, he sat on the floor next to me, refusing to move closer to the "manger" in front. His teacher, Andrea and I both tried to coax him a little closer, but he was having none of it. Instead, he opted to take off his adorable camel hat and proceed to throw it up in the air! Although I managed to catch the hat, avert a camel crisis in the middle of the program, and get one picture of the complete ensemble, Chris and I told Graham later that camels are supposed to be humpy, not grumpy!
Heaven help us if he is ever assigned to be an angel! I am having visions of the youngest Herdman, Gladys, screaming "Hey you! Yeah, you! Unto you a child is born" and halos flying everywhere! Maybe if there was a pirate in the Christmas story...
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Welcome, Elliot!
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