Storytime

So most of you will have to forgive me for this post. But I use my blog sort of as my journal and I wanted to include a couple of stories about my kids that have occurred over the last few months so that we remember these when we're older. First off, my Jacob.

A few months ago, Jacob was in primary during sharing time and the teacher was playing some sort of game and choosing kids to help with the game. Apparantly, Jacob was not getting chosen and he was very upset about it and making all kinds of loud comments about not getting picked. After not getting picked again, Jacob stood up, stomped his foot, and yelled, "That's it. I quit this church!" And then he proceeded to walk out of the primary room, down the hall and out the front door of the church with a row of primary teachers and leaders trying to catch him. I heard about this story from virtually every teacher in primary that day because they all thought it was hilarious! Yeah, hilarious is not the first word that came to MY mind when I heard that story. But moving on...

A few nights ago, I was tucking Aubrey into bed and I asked her if she wanted me to read her a book or tell her a story that night. She chose a story so I began the usual way:

Me: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Princess Aubrey.

Aubrey: Mommy, make sure princess aubrey gets put in a castle by a witch.

Me: Okay, once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Princess Aubrey who was locked inside a castle by a wicked witch.

Aubrey: Mommy, make Princess Aubrey have a beautiful voice so she can sing.

Me: Okay, Princess Aubrey had a beautiful singing voice and all of the birds and butterflies in the forest liked to hear her sing.

Aubrey: Mommy, make the birdies love her singing.

Me: [starting to get frustrated by all of her 'interruptions,' which are preventing me from finishing the story and getting out of there]. Okay, the birdies in the forest loved Princess Aubrey's singing so much that they wanted to save her from the castle so they could hear her sing some more.

Aubrey: No, Mommy. The King has to save the princess.

Me: Oh, sorry. The birdies loved to hear Princess Aubrey sing. So one day, there was a king riding on a horse in the forest and he heard Princess Aubrey's voice from the castle and he rode to the castle and saved her from the wicked witch. The End.

Aubrey: Mommy, you forgot to say that they king married Princess Aubrey and they lived happily ever after.

Me: Oh, right, the king married Princess Aubrey and they lived happily ever after.

Aubrey: [a content smile crosses her face] I like that story

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Stories on demand.

And finally, Aubrey is a typical girl: moody, pouty, and likes to talk to me about the most random stuff. In fact, she likes to talk so much that I catch myself saying "uh-huh" every now and then because I'm not really paying attention. And she'll, of course, catch on and say, "Mommy, TALK to me!!"