Helping Hands

Whenever I pick Vincent up from nursery each week, the teachers comment on what a terrific helper he was. EVERY week they say this. Funny, b/c at home he is only a helper if he decides to be one. It does help that he is one of the oldest kids in nursery. The rest of children seem like babies compared to him.

Today was Lauren's first day in nursery in our regular ward. She's gone to Upland's ward but it has a tiny nursery of about 3 kids so it was different with about 18 kids. She went in fine however, like we expected her to. She loved all the different toys. She is our first child to willingly go into nursery without really turning back. It might help that she has her brother in there as well.

So today when I went to pick Vincent and Lauren up from nursery I got the same reaction from the teachers - what great helpers they are. I was a bit early so they were still cleaning everything up but when I looked closer there were Vincent and Lauren wiping down the tables with a wet wipe. The rest of the kids were playing with the big toys and my little ones were cleaning up.

I've concluded one of two things: either they just really do like to clean and help or this is all they see me doing all day and are just emulating me. I'm not quite sure this is what I want my kids to take after me. Well, not the only thing. Tomorrow's to-do list will have snuggling and laughing on it for them.