2 Stories

Kate is obsessed with marriage and babies lately.  No reason why other than a lot of the Bible stories she has been learning about lately have to do with babies!  So, a few weeks ago when I was changing Sam's diaper, this was the conversation...

Kate: Mom, will I get married when I am taller? (Getting taller is how she defines growing up.)
Me: Yes.  If you find a good guy that you love.
(brief pause while she's thinking...then her eyes light up)
Kate: I'm going to marry my daddy!
Me: But I'm already married to him.
(pause again...)
Kate: But that's the prince I want!

She refers to all brides as princesses and grooms as princes.  I think she honestly thinks that's what you are when you get married.  That probably comes from our extensive conversations about why Belle doesn't have a crown in the Beauty and the Beast movie.  I told her she doesn't become a princess until she marries the beast.  So that's probably where that came from I guess.  That, and the fact that she sees brides with tiaras.

Now for Sam.  This past week we were on the go a lot (what's new?) and Sam kept saying "I wanna go home" when we were in the car.  I didn't understand because he has never seemed to care about this before and I started feeling guilty for taking him all over creation with me.  Then, on Friday, we were at the breakfast table and he said it again, "I wanna go home!" I told him, "Sam, we are at home."  Then after a little discussion, I realized he was saying he wanted to go back to see Grandmom and Grandpop, who we had visited the weekend before.  I said, "You want to go to Grandmom's house?"  And he nodded solemnly, "Pop-pop."  It was so cute!