Friday, March 8, 2013

today in the backyard


Happy until i threw her in her bedroom for pouring a cup of water on michael's head!

In her innocence, she replied, "But I'm making him better!"

It took me awhile before I realized what she meant.  Michael and I have both been sick this week.  Mucous, coughing.  I've even lost my voice!  (Which is funny because I think I prayed last week, asking Heavenly Father "to please help me not to yell at Elena...") 

Once or twice a day I've been taking hot showers with the baby to enjoy the hot water and decongest.  And before doing so, I've told Elena, "I'm going to take a shower with the baby to make him better."

So despite Elena's good intentions to "make him better", she was punished.  Poor kid.  And so!  To redeem myself, I stuck her on my lap, explained what really makes Michael better, and apologized for being so quick to punish her.

Good thing she is so quick to forgive!