"I just don't understand."

On Saturday night, Kendi and I were chatting and she reminded me that I have been promising to take her to the store and let her buy a watch with her own money. I promised her once again that I would. This is the conversation that followed:

MOM: No, we can't go in the morning because its Sunday and we should not go to the store on Sunday.(those of you who know me know I'm not the best at following this rule but I figure I still have to teach her.)

KENDI: Well, why don't we go to the store on Sunday?

MOM: Because the prophet says we need to keep the sabath day holy and that means we don't go the store and we get to go to church and then spend time as a family.

KENDI: (with a very perplexed look on her face) Um, ok

Then she left the room and a few minutes later she returned with this confused look on her face and said:

KENDI: I just don't understand.

MOM: You don't understand what honey?

KENDI: I don't understand what you said about going to the store on Sunday. Mom, sometimes mom's say things to kids that they just don't understand. And I don't understand what you said about all that.

Of course I sat down with her and tried to explaine a little better. She was sooo sweet and never got grumpy. I thought it was so cute how she said that. She teaches me so much and makes me laugh. She comes up with some doozies. I just thought that one needed to be written.

Here is a Davin thing. I've probably told some of you this but it still kills me. So on a good night it goes like this: Dinner, one last show for the kids, prayers, kisses, I lay by Kendi and talk and cuddle for a little bit then I go to Davin's room. He tells me "lay by you mom?" I lay on his bed and he says "Pillow." I lay on his pillow. I get comfy and try to cuddle and he says, very clearly, "Get out." If I don't obey fast enough, he says again "get out mom!" He gives me a kiss and makes me kiss his stuffed monkey and says "get out." When I finally listen and start to get off his bed and begin to walk out the door he says very sweetly "sweet dreams. have a good trip." He tells me to get out! What is that all about? Then when I walk out of his room, I hear Kendi laughing because she hears the whole thing every night and thinks it is just sooooo funny. Then she tries to look like the golden child and informs me that I can lay by her whenever I want to and she won't tell me to get out.

Have I mentioned how much I love my kids? Cuz I do.