Frog vs. Rocket

While at church on Sunday morning, we decided to try out the "cry" room at St. Joseph's in Spreckels. I haven't quite decided if this room for children that aren't quite ready to sit through an hour long mass is for our family or not. Although the idea of not worrying about how "loud" Chase's imaginary stories are or if his "vroom vrooming" is a bit much as he drives his truck along the pew sounds nice, I also don't want him to think that in this "children's/cry" room he doesn't have to worry about his volume or listening when the Priest is talking etc. So, we tried it, we placed boundaries: he had to use an inside voice (and he did for the most part), he had to stay next to Mommy or Daddy, and he could NOT join the other children running around as if they were at the park! Now, many of you know my Chase man - calm, quiet, and still are not adjectives we use to describe him! But, on this Sunday at church, he was all three of those things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He listened, he stayed away from the other children, and he stuck right by Mommy and Daddy as he drew pictures in his notebook that Auntie Tiff & Uncle Marc gave him at Christmas, he quietly drove his trucks under the chair, and whispered as he "read" his books while the Priest gave his homily. This Momma was SO proud of our little active, intense, excited, loud, and busy boy!!!

So with that being said, comes the story of Frog vs. Rocket! While quietly drawing in his journal, Chase asked Daddy to draw a rocket for him. Daddy started drawing a rocket and I informed that what Chase really meant was a rocket ship, like the one from "Little Einsteins", so he started over and drew a rocket ship. Well he leaned down to show Chase and without missing a beat, Chase forgot about his inside voice and said "Daddy not a frog, a rocket!!!" "That's not a rocket, that's a frog!" My church giggles set in and just couldn't stop! It was the cutest thing ever. I thought Daddy's rocket ship looked great, but to Chase it was truly a frog so he handed me the notebook and said "Mommy draw rocket!". And I did!

Now, you be the judge...frog or rocket?

xoxo, A