Today At Church.

Today we were late for church.  I mean sit-in-the-foyer-because-it-would-be-dumb-to-go-in-and-find-a-seat-for-the-closing-song kind of late. 

We sat down and Crayton ever so reverently started whispering to me.  I stopped him short and asked him if he brushed his teeth today.  The answer was a timid “no.”

I told him after letting him know what exactly his mouth smelled like that he should go out to the car and get some gum.  The really minty kind. 

He came back in chewing and Piper piped up saying “No fair.  I want gum!”  I whispered to her that he only got gum because he didn’t brush his teeth.  To which she said, “well, I didn’t brush my teeth either!” 

It was right about now that Lennon marched over demanding that the injustice of Crayton getting gum and not her be made morally straight.  Immediately.  I whispered to her that Crayton only got gum because he hadn’t brushed his teeth today.  And to please be quiet, because Lennon has two volumes.  Sleeping and really, really loud.  It was then that Lennon shouted “well I didn’t brush my teeth either!!!” 

Needless to say, we weren’t late to church today because the children were too busy grooming themselves.  Goodness gracious.