1-2-3 Chatterboxes!

When they're asleep is the only time there's silence. We now have 3 chatterboxes on our hands. Ellie has started babbling away over the past few days. She's a sweet talker. It's the sweetest little sound you ever heard. Sometimes it sounds like she's singing and John and/or Eve join in. What fun!
John has changed the focus of his chatterboxing to his birthday and what he'd like us to buy for him. He's very specific, and fortunately has only asked for 3 very reasonable things. Transformers, of course. Today he raced to answer the phone (a nice trick to avoid telemarketers). By his side of the conversation I could tell he was talking to someone we knew. He talked for 20 or 30 seconds, then asked who it was (it was our friend Jan). She asked about his birthday and he told her how many days until his party, etc. etc. She asked what he wanted and he was more than happy to tell her exactly, then finish off with "could you buy that for me please?" At least he said please! After I grabbed the phone, I asked him who he was talking to. He didn't know. I suppose we need a few more lessons in manners.
All 3 kids started new classes at church Sunday because it was promotion Sunday. John moved to a 4 year old class upstairs. He also gets to spend one service in Quest. Since we serve one service, the kids go to "class" for two services. To keep the kids from having to do the same thing twice, once they turn 4, during one service they go to Quest. In Quest they do crafts, play games, etc. It's a less structured time for play rather than giving a Bible lesson. Eve moved up to the preschool side, so she gets to have a lesson, craft, and big group time for the first time. After church we asked them both about it. John said he loved Quest. There was a transformer. He doesn't want to go to class next time because he likes playing with transformers rather than learning about God. There was a moment of silence in the car because neither of us quite knew how to respond. I suppose honesty is good. Eve was so excited about big group. She said she sang, clapped, and danced, and showed us by rolling her arms. John hated big group, but Eve is absolutely going to love it. Singing along and dancing along are right up her alley. I suppose Ellie had a good time. She's still in the room where she gets held or swings the whole time. Not too bad.