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The presents are opened, new toys are scattered all over the house, we are feasting on leftovers – and I am so sleepy I keep sneaking off to my bedroom for naps.
I suppose my exhaustion isn’t just because I keep stuffing my tummy full of turkey and pumpkin pie, but because of the craziness of the Christmas rush. (And I went to bed at 5am on Christmas Eve!) Now that the chaos has died down, I just can’t seem to get moving again.
I desperately need to tackle sorting toys and finding new homes for all the new ones. And I need to get to work dealing with the 2,000 flagged and unread emails waiting for me!
But before I go get to work, let me entertain you with a quick story about Jackson and Olivia:
It was time for Olivia’s nap, and I was settling her down with a gentle rock in the rocking chair in her room. Jackson came in and asked if he could rock her.
Just as I settled Olivia in his arms, the phone rang. Jackson is quite responsible with Olivia and so I figured I could trust him to hold her while I ran and grabbed the phone.
“Jackson – you sit very still with Olivia. I will be right back.” And I ran and grabbed the phone. While I went, I could hear him gently cooing at her, but I still hurried back. As I made my way up the stairs, I heard Olivia start to cry.
“That is ok Jackson,” I said as I came back into Olivia’s room, “She is just tired. I will take her now.”“She just started to fuss.” Jackson explained. But then, after a moment, he looked at me. “Actually,” he confessed, “It was because I licked her head.”
“Jackson,” I sighed, “Why would you do that?!? You know better than that. Why do you do something when you know it is wrong?”
“I was baptizing her,” he answered.
“Jackson,” I reprimanded him, “That is not how we baptize!”
“Well,” Jackson calmly replied, “I didn’t have any water, so I used my saliva.”
Twisted Cinderella says
bwahahaha! that is too cute!
Shera - A Frog In My Soup says
I had to comment to say how much I enjoyed reading this one! Anything that inspires a giggle is a good read!
Audra Marie says
That is priceless! 🙂
QuietMom says
Oh how I wish I was a fly on the wall at both your houses! How wonderful!
Jennifer (Saving $$$ !) says
TOO cute!
Angela says
That is the cutest story! Made perfect sense to him.
Bailey's Leaf says
Pastor in the making? Oh my, that is so funny!
Karen says
Funny stuff. Now, I’ve got to get back to my cleaning.
Hyperactive Lu says
So cute!
Stephanie says
Kids are just too cute. Why can’t we all be that witty & adorable?!
liz says
I have to say it is quite the task to try and get me to even crack a smile at 8:30 a.m. but I actually laughed out loud.. that was absolutely adorable!
Beth says
That is so cute!!
Mamacheryl says
So cute and funny. Almost spit out my coffee on to the top of my baby’s head as she lies in my arms. Baptism by coffee.
Kristin says
That is too cute! What a good brother she has.
donetta says
Called baptism by spit.
Heather says
LOL! Now that’s a first, I have never heard of baptizing by licking of the head, too cute. 🙂
Nana says
Ohmigosh!! That was precious!
Jenna says
That’s hilarious! What kids won’t think of. I say take a break for a while, then sort toys. We should lounge around in PJ’s for at least 3 days.
jen says
awwwwwwwwwwww LOL how special Jackson is with her
Rose says
Lol! Their creativity is so cute… even when it causes trouble. 🙂 Last week Claire decided she wanted to “share” her sun glasses with the cat.
Anne says
Oh, goodness! Even with 7 children, I still got to bed earlier than you (well, 2:30 a.m., but still…). How adorable for Jackson to want to baptize his baby sister! So sweet.