Comments that made the wild weekend so very worth it

I did not spend yesterday upstairs with the adults for Easter service. I was downstairs in our newly painted and cleaned space (Can I just say THANK YOU again to all the hands that made that happen in time for Easter Services!!!!) with the kiddos.

We had three babies and 4 preschoolers with us yesterday. The babies did a great job being cute. I wish I would have brought my camera with me. Our church is pretty casual and jeans & tees are the normal attire. Easter Sunday seems to compel everyone to dress up though, and the kids were no exception. All of them were too stinkin CUTE! And how do you not just love a baby in a tie and a HAT! (Amos, you and your brothers were to die for!)

The preschoolers were wearing their Easter best as well, but the comments that came out of their mouths yesterday had me rolling on the floor.

For example-
Emily B.: Come'er please!
Me: Okay. What's up, buttercup?
Emily B.: (In all seriousness and hands on hips) Buttercup is not my name. I am Emily. I am 3. You are not 3. You are........ (cocking her head to the side) A LOT more than 3!
(True that, girlfriend!)

Luke E.- (And really, with the tie AND a suit vest!!! Could you be ANY cuter?) who insisted on singing Jingle Bells regardless of what song we were singing. Even when I asked you what song you wanted to sing and you suggested Jesus Loves Me, Jingle Bells was all that would come out of your mouth when we started singing. And it cracked you up! That was the even funnier part. You would launch into Jingle Bells and then double over laughing at the hilarity. Added bonus: You "playing" air guitar using a toy boat while singing Jingle Bells.


Mateo Z. - Your love of Cars the movie and cars in general never ceases to amaze me. I loved your retelling of the the Easter story with cars. And of course, Lightning McQueen played Jesus. "Lightning is Jesus cuz he is the bestest one. Like Jesus!"

Chaim P.- Buddy, your fear of the unknown is so sweet it sometimes breaks my heart a little. I can't wait for you to come down and stay a whole service with us again. I am so glad you came down and tried it out for a few minutes. And you made me laugh when I asked if you were scared because you were crying when mom left for a minute and your response was: "I not scare a you. I scare a duh room." At least you aren't scared of me anymore. That only took about 9 months!

Sweet, sweet kids. You guys made my Easter Sunday so very special.