Broken fences, dirt, and Victoria Secret

What do these three things have in common? Nothing really, except a story behind each one. Adam and I noticed while we were driving around Puyallup that there are a lot of run-down, broken fences. One of those conversations where you don't think your 3 year old is really paying attention to what you are saying. Until later that night. :) We always have the same bedtime routine with Jacob... once he is ready for bed, we read a bible story, say a prayer, and mommy and daddy tuck him in. Jacob wanted to pray tonight and his prayers always go something like this ~ Dear God, Thank you for Jacob and his baby brother. Thank for you our food, thank you for friends... and thank you for the broken fences. Amen

When Jacob is experiencing something brand-new or something he is scared of, we always compare it to what he likes and knows. For example, we got him on the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland by saying it was "kinda-like" It's a Small World. Adam can get him to try almost anything by saying it's "kinda-like" a motorcycle ride. (Daddy is a huge motorcycle fan and takes him on rides around our neighborhood on his mini-Honda) And of course, almost everything is "kind-like" Curious George, right? ;) So we were eating dinner and Jacob said, "Mommy this is yummy. It's kinda-like dirt." Hmmm, still figuring out if that's a compliment or not.

And Victoria Secret. We were in the mall and stopped briefly at Victoria Secret to look at what was on sale. Jacob liked hiding under the tables and Gavin liked pulling out all of the bras from their neatly organized drawers. Needless to say, we didn't stay long. But the funniest was as we were leaving, when Jacob said, "MOMMY! I LOVED that store!"