The Quotable Children

This week has been warm and sunny, so we got to pull out the tent. On Tuesday, we decided to have an outdoor campout. As we were preparing for our time, Button looked at Daddy and asked "How are we going to get our beds in the tent?" He sort of figured it out when we all got in our sleeping bags to go to sleep, but around 9:30PM he begged us to let him go to bed. So much for his first overnighter outside! Next time, little guy! Buddy, on the other hand, slept 11 hours straight.

Also, this week, our church hosted a Parents Night Out. Our kids were left with some awesome people and we parents got to go out on a date. Woohoo! Thanks Bethany North! The boys are usually great with being left for short amounts of time, so I was surprised when I got a call during our dinner from the church. Apparently, they were going to show a g-rated movie, and Buddy told them that he wasn't allowed to watch that movie because in his words, "We watch Mr. Rogers Neighborhood at home." His teacher kindly called me to ask my permission if he could watch the movie which was readily granted. =)

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