Friday, June 19, 2009

a 4 year olds' view on time

Leave it to God to bring a smile to my face through my kids. After a very hectic morning of running around again, I was standing in my kitchen preparing lunch when Elizabeth started doing cartwheels. She does it very well, it is almost like a round-off. She is so very proud of herself. She did a few and then waited for my praise. After I told her how good she did, she proudly put her hand on her hip and announced "it takes years of practice". It was all I could do not to crack up. Ri joined in and wanted to do the same thing. Let's just say that he hasn't had "years" of practice. He barely lifted a foot off the ground. Elizabeth then let him know that it takes "years of practice" and proceeded to announce that she could teach him. It was quite comical to watch.

Time in the eyes of a 4 year old is baffling. THey don't understand weeks or days. If you say we are gonig to do soemthing in a week, they think it is today. Ri often reminds of the things that he has done "tomorrow"; meaning yesterday. Little ones make me smile.

No comments: