I am careful these days to make sure that I have that one-on-one time with my my big boys. I try and do it each day. I fail. It is hard. But they need it. I need to be better at it.

So today during nap time. I didn't put Parker down. Instead, we played games and puzzles.

It is amazing how something so simple to me can really make my child smile.

He smoked me in Memory. I let him cheat a few times. He didn't mean too-- we are working on that.

Then, we were doing a 51 piece floor puzzle of the USA.



PARKER: Mom, what does this say (as he is pointing to top of puzzle)?

ME: It says United States of America

PARKER: OH! Mrs. Ranelle taught me that!! (his Saint of a preschool teacher)

ME: (catching on to what he is saying) Oh, like the Pledge of Allegiance

PARKER: YA. Mom.




And then he recited it to me.


Can I just tell you that I am blown away??

My 3 year old knows the pledge!

What the heck? No one told me he knew the pledge? I didn't teach him.

Did I ever tell you how great his preschool teacher is?