Luke - 3.5 Drama

The Pajama Saga...
Luke asked for winter pajamas (footed fleece pjs) all summer long. Last night he decided his pjs would be a pair of jeans! Tonight he has his footed fleece pjs on with a pair of soccer shorts and a UofD football jersey on top! Bedtime is a lot of fun and laughs around here.

Watermelon...
Don't leave a bowl, plate, container of watermelon in front of Luke without specific direction of how much he is allowed to eat. If you're not careful, he'll eat all of it in minutes... with a great big wet and juicy smile... dripping from elbow to elbow! LOL.

Milestones in temperment...
Today I had a remarkable moment with Luke that left me on the verge of tears. He recently started expressing anger with loud screams and actions of frustration when he would receive correction from me. Today he had one of those moments. He marched himself into his room and slammed the door while yelling. I decided it would be best to let him sort through this on his own since I've coached him several times over the past couple of weeks. (Note, after his door was closed, only silence came from his room.) 20 minutes later he came out and said he loved me, he was sorry, he had prayed and asked God to forgive him and ... he had cleaned his room. I was so taken back by the first part that the latter part seemed shocking. I didn't really believe the last part until he walked me into his room and showed me his work. It was remarkable! He actually cleaned it (for the first time on his own) and everything was where it was supposed to be!!! I wanted to cry, but instead gave him praises and kisses and hugs galore. He was smiling from ear to ear. Not only did he know how to handle himself and channel his frustration, he even took it a step further and did something that he knew would bless me. Oh... I love being home with the kids and walking through each day with them.