Conversations Around Christmastime

#1 the Nativity

Primary Worker:"Micah you're going to be a sheep for the nativity program." She walks away.
Micah: "Dad, I don't want to be a sheep." Then she starts to cry.

Mat tries to console her while it starts to escalate. Primary worker notices and asks if she would like to be a cat. Problem solved.

#2 Sunday afternoon dinner.
In a conversation with me, Mat, mentions asking someone about something. Gretchen over hears the conversation and says:: "Oh you said ASKED!"
Mat: "So."
Gretchen: "That's a bad word."
Mat:"No it's not."
Gretchen: "Yes it is. Kade from my class says it is. He always says Aaaaaasssk."
Mat: "Ask is not a bad word, but the A word is."
Gretchen: "Well, I know what the "S" word is."
Mat and I look at each other.
Gretchen: "It's stupid and the "I" word is Idiot."
Becket pipes in: "I know what the F word is."
Gretchen:" What is it?"
Mic: "Do not say it!"
Gretchen: "Oh! Come on!"
I say to Mat: "I love that this is our Sunday dinner topic."
#3
Mic:" I need you guys to help me with these thank you letters. We'll assembly line it, I'll seal, you do the return address, you stamp. It's like we're real elves."
Gretchen:"This is what it is like to work at the north pole."
Mic: "Yes. Keep up."
Becket: "I wrote a letter to Santa. I didn't ask him for anything because that would be greedy. That's what Ms. Yawn said."
Gretchen:"I wrote a letter and I want an iPad."
Mic: "You ain't getting no iPad."
Becket: "Did you know there are more elves in the world than people?"
Mic: "I wasn't aware of that. Keep stamping."
Becket: "Do you know that elves work all year long? There's Summer, Spring, Fall, and Winter."

#4
Elves continued.
Gretchen comes out dressed all Christmas like.

Mic:"Wow!"
Gretchen: "What? I wanted to dress like an elf. And, I 'd like to make an elf hat."
Mic: "Well, okay."
Pretty soon I'm hot gluing hats for all of them.
Gretchen: "We got letters back in class from the elves. My elf was named Lizzy. Some were Ben, Candy, Skittles...
Becket: "Mine was Snickers. Did you know I didn't ask for anything in my letter."
Mic: "Yes."
Becket: "I think I will be manager of the electrical toy elves. That means that I am in charge of any elf making toys that require electricity. I'm going to put a purple lightening bolt on my hat. Did you know lightening bolts are purple, not yellow? Yes. They are, really."
Gretchen: "I'm the manager of just plain toys. Micah can be the manager of the Naughty and Nice list."
And they kept cutting away for hours making their special elf hats.

Later making pretzels.

Becket: "Do we have to practice piano on Christmas?"
Mic: "No."
Becket: "We should make that a tradition."