I'm so excited! Tonight we are going to see the Nederland High school Bulldogs play football in Friendswood. (Nederland is where Stephen went to school.)
I love high school football. I grew up on high school football. My Dad was a high school football coach for most of my childhood. I love it! And I haven't been to a high school football game, any football game for that matter, in years.
A little while ago I was going to get Anne up from her nap. Jacob was going with me. Usually when I go in her room to get her up I leave her in her crib while I walk around her room pulling up the shades, turning off her fan, etc. all while I talk to her about her good nap and what I'm doing and how it's sooo good to see her. I excited about the game so I decided to pick out her clothes. Of course I'm talking the whole time and I say, "Lets pick out something for you to wear tonight!" Jacob says, "Pick out her prettiest dress!" I think nothing about it cause the boys love to pick out cute clothes for Anne to wear. I lay out two outfits for Jacob to pick from and he picks the pink one. He says "that one, cause Luke might be there." (Luke is my sisters son that is Nathan's age.) I ask what he means cause I wonder why it matters what she wears if Luke is there. And he surprises me by saying, "you know, like in Charlotte's Web."
We have been reading Charlotte's Web in school. Nathan always sit next to me and pays attention while I'm reading. Jacob on the other hand always plays around the room. I never make a big deal about it cause Jacob is only 4 and I don't want to force him to sit still if he's not interest.
That's why I was so surprised when he mentioned the book.
I questioned him to get what exactly he was trying to say. He said that Fern wore her "prettiest dress" to the fair because "boys were going to be there."
I was pleasantly surprised that Jacob is actually paying attention! Jacob who will hardly sit still. Even when he is sitting on the couch with us reading a book, he is still rolling around and doing somersaults.
Just gos to show that they pick up on much more than you think they do.
3 comments:
this is so sweet. i love it! and i love charlotte's web :)
Aww! So sweet! Sorry that Luke wasn't able to be there to see it. :)
Yes, I wish Luke had been there, Jessica. But the Bulldogs were butchered so be glad that you didn't come.
Ellen, I love Charlotte's Web too. I really had to work to keep it together while reading the last chapters out loud. I would pause for a few seconds trying to steady my voice and the boys would ask, "it that it?" I made it through though.
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