Prayers and Laughs

Sunday night my grandparents came over to store a trailer at our house for the winter.  They walked into our house while we were trying to get the Christmas tree up.  The kids were running all over and I believe Joel was on the desk when they walked in.  We were all very happy to see them!  Joel is getting to be more and more outgoing and loved sitting on Papa's lap and reading books or bringing toys over to him.  As a matter of fact when it was time for them to leave he ran to Papa and gave him a kiss!  Usually Joel just clings to me and waves and says "Bye, Bye."  Vince had fun showing off and also enjoyed talking to Papa and reading stories.

At one point during the night Papa asked Vince about his day.  This is how I was told it went:

P: How was church today?
V: Good.
P: Did you say a prayer for me?
V: No, you weren't even there.
P: You can still pray for me even when I am not there.
V: (with hands folded and head down) Dear God, thank you for Papa. Amen

I am pretty sure Papa's heart melted right then!

Meanwhile, Joel was busy entertaining people (following in his brother's footsteps).  He showed Grandma Pat his almost daily routine of dumping out his bowl at dinner time and putting it on his head.  He then grins hoping for a laugh.  Brad and I are over it and don't laugh anymore, my Grandma however was laughing hysterically!  She didn't realize what a common occurrence this is in our house.  Joel was happy to have an audience that appreciated his humor.  For the record we have tried one of those fancy platforms to set bowls that supposedly kids can't tip over or pick up.  It was a waste of money, Joel had the bowl off and flipped over in 30 seconds.  Joel also likes to growl and scare people which he did tonight as well, but he was laughing so hard (at everyone laughing at him) that he could hardly get a growl out.

Never a dull moment around our house!