Chatty Moments

After Rex went to bed one night, Lucy was sitting up with Ryan and I while we were watching tv. She saw a commercial of some transformer robot thing, and yelled, "Oh, Rex would love that!" So sweet of her to always be thinking of her older brother. It is so interesting how kids get so wrapped up in their sibings. Their little lives revolve around each other. I remember feeling that way for quite awhile about my older sister, Amby. So cute.

Rex was sleeping at Oma's house awhile back, and Oma had a Halloween decoration out (this was in September mind you). Rex said, "Oma, is this for Halloween?" Oma replied, "yes". Rex said, "yeah, I don't really like when people put Halloween stuff out too early."

One night Lucy came in from her room playing with Babes and said, "Dad, Babes doesn't have any friends." Rex replied, "Well you are her friend , Lucy". Lucy said, " Ummm, no, I am just a mom, Rex."

A few days ago Rex came downstairs after having slept in, and was a little groggy. The first thing he said was, "Mom, I really can fly!" I said, "Really?....like Superman?" He said, "Yes". Then a couple hours later he came into the kitchen kind of bugged and pouting, "Mom, I guess I can't fly......it was just a dream!" He was really torn up about it, and talked about it the whole day, asking why he can't fly, and how he could learn. He asked if maybe alien clothes would help or a ghost sheet, then maybe he could just float. Because floating would be sort of close to flying. It was really funny.

Rex went to work with Ryan a few weeks ago, and spent a while staring out the window at the street below, where State Street and South Temple intersect. He noticed the eagle gate and asked "Dad, why does that tunnel have a balden eagle on it?

We went for a Sunday drive a while ago, and Rex wanted to stop at the 7-11 and get some drinks. We reminded him of a recent lesson about the Sabbath, and said "Rex, remember, it's the Lord's day?" He went quiet for a minute, and then said quietly to himself, in a sort of grumpy way "It's all of our day." Rex's religious instruction continued yesterday when he accidentally tripped Lucy and hurt her, but seemed unconcerned about showing any sympathy. Ryan asked him "Rex, if Jesus hurt someone, even accidentally, what would he do?" Rex thought for a minute and said: "He'd regive them." ( We think this is a reference to a lesson a while ago on forgiving, which, despite its merits, does not seem to have conveyed the definition of its topic word).

Isn't Oma a good sport? Here she is racing the kids.