Yo, Yes!

One of Jack's favorite books is called, "Yo, Yes!" given to him from our dear friends, the Montgomery's. He has probably memorized the story, yet you can open a page anywhere in the book & he knows what the word says. So he's got a speech/communication delay we're workin' on, but can read? hahaha. Go figure! I just love hearing his little voice & also love that he enjoys books so much. Oh, and today was such a gift! For those of you with kids, you already know how daunting it can be to run errands with them in tote. Try having a toddler like Jack who will literally chuck his shoe at people, scream, throw a fit and fall in it in the isle, and cause a scene somethin' fierce at times... so I'm generally a little leery of taking him with me, especially this time of year when Christmas toys are coming out in stores already. There were 3 places I really wanted to make it to: Target, Costco, and the grocery store. And believe it or not, we (kids & I) made it to all three stores and were home by noon!!! Jack was amazingly good... sooooo good. Not a single tantrum at any of the stores! And Maggie was a gem too - she's always pretty easy & did awesome too. Better than the smooth morning of running errands with my little ones, was that I ran into a friend at Target, and also a friend at the grocery store. Both are awesome Christian women and I was just so encouraged by each divine encounter. To top today off, we got to spend dinner tonight with our new friends Carly & Neal and their boys and had a blast. We do need to work on Jack at dinner time. Sarah, I totally hear ya about the challenges of meal time! Ugh. Anyhow, today has been a great day & I wanted to share this video clip of Jack reading, "Yo, Yes" --- it's pretty darn cute to see him do this. Even more so in person....