Please and thank you

We've been trying to teach the boys to use please and thank you. Before Scott was really talking, we taught him a few signs and one was thank you. He makes a fist and rubs it in a circle over his heart.

At the dinner table recently, Scott said, "I want that" and pointed at something (I forget what). "Say please," we instructed him. He willings made the sign, rubbing his fist over his heart. "Say it with your mouth," encouraged Mr M, expecting to hear a little voice say, "Please."

Scott did the best he could - he took his fist and rubbed it over his lips. We laughed and laughed and did give him what he had been asking for:) Kids are so literal.

First recital

Mr. E and his teacher are singing The Rest Position Song. The lyrics are

Rest position: feet in line,
Scroll out front - that's mighty fine.
Check your bridge, 'cause it should be
Peeking out at you and me.
Now it's time to take a bow.
Ichi ni and san is how.

The boys

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Mr. E's first talk

Mr. E was asked to give a talk last week in Primary, after weeks of waiting and wanting to get that special assignment. When DH took him into Primary on Sunday morning, he ran up to the Primary president with a big smile, "Sister Clark! I'm giving a talk today!"

When it was time, he stood up, held his paper up so high his little face was hidden, and began to read in a clear voice: "The scriptures teach us about Jesus Christ. I would like to tell you about how we got the Book of Mormon. When Joseph Smith was 14 years old...."

The room was silent, except for Mr. E's voice. I was so proud. He told the story of Joseph Smith's first vision and got to his last paragraph. And then...

"I have to go peepee right now!" he announced, doing the infamous accompanying dance. DH whisked him out of the room to take care of that. A few minutes later, he ran back in, "I'm ready to finish my talk! I'll start over!"

He didn't start over, but he did finish. It was magnificent!