Love for the Library

Will has always loved to go to the public library. We haven't been there for quite awhile. Today we went to the kick-off of the summer youth programs. Today's program was the puppet show, "Barnyard Capers". Will enjoyed it. It was fun to see how his attention span has grown over the last year. He sat and watched the whole 30-minute show. On the way to the show he was wondering if the "Bad Wolf" would be in the puppet show. Chris suggested that maybe it would be a fox. Will loves the idea of the bad wolf and sneaky fox, but is actually terrified of them, too. I bet you'll be able to tell which picture shows his fear of the sneaky fox who made an appearance in this show. We are so grateful for the library and all the programs they offer.

Will enjoys picking out new movies (DDDs - aka DVDs) at the library. Today we came home with 2 new movies and you guessed it - Thomas the Tank Engine! We also needed some new books to mix things up around here from the same old books. The best part is getting stamps on his hands after he checks out his books and movies. Stay tuned for all the fun we have planned for the summer!

Baptismal Birthday!

Today is Will's Baptismal Birthday. This was a hard concept to explain to a 3 year old. I told him that Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Tim, Suzie and Eric stood up in front at church when he was a baby. Pastor Siri poured water on his head and he was a child of God. I told him how good he was; that he didn't even cry.

So tonight we were talking about baptism again and telling him we needed to light his candle to celebrate his baptism. From the backseat of the car Will says, "Mom, we need a bucket!" After just experiencing the stomach flu at our house my first thought was, "Oh no! Why?" Then Will went on to explain that we needed a bucket of water. Oh of course, because we talked about how part of baptism was pouring water on the baby's head. It was too cute! So instead of the bucket of water we lit his candle, sang "Jesus Loves Me" and blew it out. I think we may have to pull out the video of his baptism one of these days.