During family prayer, which was said by Christopher (4 1/2), he graciously blessed the food and then continued on by saying... and please bless Mother's Day... and please bless my Mom that she will get bigger... (long pause)... and then she can be a train driver... (longer pause)... and she can drive the train and give me rides... He said this all as seriously as possible while Glenn and I were biting our tongues holding back the tears and laughter. He is SUCH a sweet and caring little son.
So, off to church we go... of course the Primary Children (about 70 in our ward) were asked to come to the front of the church and sing a few Mother's Day songs at the pulpit. WHO is the one to stand RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE? You guessed it - Christopher! AND OF COURSE, THE BISHOP DID NOT TURN off the microphone? YEP! You could only see his forehead from the audience and it was busily bobbing back-and-forth talking to a neighbor kid.
Occasionally you'd see a hand reach up and move the microphone... testing as it were... "What would happened if I TOUCHED IT?!" Of course, with that swarm of children, and standing where HE THOUGHT no one could see him, NOTHING happened when he touched it! So, he did it again... and again... move it to the right and then... move it to the left... still no adult reaction for the leaders were all busy getting the other kids in line! :)
THEN THE MOMENT OF TRUTH CAME -- WAS IT ON? "Well, let's check," thought Christopher! "H E L L O" said Christopher! Suddenly, there WAS an adult reaction! :D But the victory was already won by a charming 4-year old! And after the beautiful songs were sung, this beaming boy came triumphantly marching down the steps, grinning ear-to-ear and asking me, "Mom, Mom, did you hear me at the microphone?" Of course he spoke loud enough, in typical Christopher Fashion, that most of the chapel could hear his gleeful gloating! What a lark! That's our Christopher!
Happy Mother's Day to ALL!
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