scary eyebrows

Sometimes the boys go to bed beautifully.  Other times, I am witness to the creativity of my Aidan as he gives reason after reason why he can't possibly go to sleep in his room.   Tonight he came out with this:

"I keep thinking about bad things."

"Bad things?  Like what?"

"Scary eyebrows."  

As a possessed plucker, I found this hilarious.  

Sunday was a first for me.  My A was in the primary Sacrament program.  He's been saying his one short line for the past month, but I still somehow managed to gasp & tear when he spoke it into the microphone.  "My name is Aidan and I have faith in Jesus Christ."   Every time he practiced at home, D jumped right in with his name and the same statement.  A simple sentence.  But really among the most important that I want my littles to speak with surety.

Aidan stood up there for most of the time with a worried face...rather like this one we captured at home before church.  It actually altered between this and grumpy.  Perhaps he'll someday learn to be more comfortable with attention.  Right now it truly makes him uneasy.  

All those scary eyebrows watching, I suppose. 

Comments

[Kelly]

Scary eyebrows can be very ... well, scary. I was laughing just reading this! "I keep thinking about bad things." So funny!

Aww, the Primary program always does me in, too. When did I become such an emotional wimp? The YW in our ward are doing a sacrament meeting program in a few weeks. There is this one song they sing, and it makes me bawl every time. And none of them are my own chidlren. And I'm supposed to be on the stand during this. Oh my! I'm hoping to toughen over the next couple of weeks with that and the Primary program looming.

[carlo]

oh, how sweet. scary eyebrows? that little cutie.

[Megan]

He looks so cute in his church outfit!
You now have me scared, he practiced his lines for a month? Our program is in less than a month and I don't even know if my children have lines yet to say, and I'm one of the primary teachers! Oh my, disorganiztion makes me crazy!!

[Jill]

Scary eyebrows are enough to keep me up at night too! How funny.

The primary program is always such a tear-jerker isn't it, especially to see your own little guy do his thing and say something so profound. I'm in senior primary and we've been working on all the song for the program and I get weepy every week as we belt out "I Know That My Redeemer Lives!"

[Mandy]

Now I'm glad I didn't take a picture of my own "scary eyebrows." That probably would have done him in.

He's a cutie!

[jenny c.]

Scary eyebrows? I guess that is better than hairy underarms?? Despite how frightening it may have been, that was pretty cute. I am glad he was brave and said his lines. I am not so sure Luke will be so brave in a few weeks.

[Mandi]

I was sad that I had to miss he and Savy say their parts since I was on the stand on the other side putting lost kids in their seats. Oh well, I suppose I have many more years to see them in action.

Scary eyebrows? I'll have to have Nate think up a good story for that one for the kids. . .

[Lucy]

My Sam comes up with some real gems sometimes. I was in the primary from before my oldest was born until last year. Sadly, I've never teared up during a program because after weeks of practicing and all the drama, I'm usually numb. I am really, really hoping I get some moisture this year. If not, I'm packing Visine in the future.

[Marie]

Carter was in the primary singing to the mommies on Mother's Day, and I totally got misty. we haven't had our primary presentation yet, but I can't wait to see it!

[Shanon]

He looks so cute and studly in this picture! I can't believe how old he is getting!

[Jordan]

I love your telling of these little things. Seth's line for his upcoming program is: Jesus always did what was right. It is amazing how seeing these phrases simply put increases their profundity--such are littles.