"I'm having a ball. Scrapping and yelling and mixing it up. Loving every minute with this damn crew." ~Royal Tenenbaum (The Royal Tenenbaums)

Monday, February 22, 2010

Caelan's teaching instinct

A conversation from just a few minutes ago after Caelan finished a juice box...

Caelan: More!
Me: *silence*
Caelan: More juice box!
Me: *silence*
Caelan: More juice box!
Me (turning to Avery): Avery, I think Caelan might want another juice box, but he's not asking the right way.
Caelan: "More please, Mommy? Avery, I have to ask nicely for a juice box and say more please."

I love that he didn't just correct his own manners when I used Avery to give him a hint; he also used the moment to teach Avery what he knows. He really has a teaching instinct, which is so nice for our family. He's an amazing role model for Avery already.