Last weekend, church service was led by the youth. After the service they had a reception / lunch, followed then by a raffle to thank the kids for a job well done. All of these activities bumped right into Matthew's nap time. He has started to give up his afternoon nap, but on busy days like that was, he certainly gets tired and had to handle without his nap.
Liz spent most of the time trying to entertain him so he didn't get into trouble; with varying degrees of success. Soccer worked well for a while, but he was soon tired of that. All the while, she was trying to pay attention to the important announcements being discussed. Finally, Matthew ran up to her and asked to hold onto the raffle ticket. At first Liz told him no, but soon relented when she realized that it might keep him still for a few seconds.
Sure enough, they had the grand prize winning ticket. Of course he wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but was quickly excited when Liz told him that he won the prize. She sent him up to the front to claim the gift card to Chili's and he just beamed.
Since then, he's kept close eye on the card. We've kept it on the dining table so he can see it whenever he wants. He gets all serious whenever he sees it and tells us, with all the formality his little head can muster, that he's going to take mommy, daddy, and Andrew out to dinner.
Well, tonight's the night. I'll give him the little gift card before we go into the restaurant and let him pay. I hope it's all he's dreamed it to be. Funny little boy.
© 2011 Scott Everett
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