From the Mouths of Wee Ones - The Big Hair Edition

My husband and I teach the CTR4 class at church every Sunday. This is the 4-turning-5 age group. We've been only doing it for about a month now, but I've decided I might need to document some of the things they say.

Yesterday, we had finished the lesson and all the activities for the day, and we had about two minutes to spare before parents came to pick them up. Sometimes we draw silly pictures on the chalkboard and let the children verbally guide us.

I drew a big flower on the chalkboard. They began yelling ideas: "BIG eyes!"

So I drew big eyes.

The next kid wanted the flower to have HUGE arms. So, I gave that flower the biggest arms and hands the chalkboard could support.

Next, BIG feet off of the feet already there. They wanted as many feet as possible.

"BIG HAIR!" one yelled.

"Big hair?" I asked, making sure I understood correctly.

"Yes, BIG HAIR!" he responded excitedly.

That's when the cute little blonde child on the other side of the room yelled, "Yeah! BIG like yours!" And laughter erupted. And the one laughing the most was my dear husband.

Awesome.

My hubby then gave the kid a high-five and told him he did a good job.

I'm surprised they all didn't fist-bump in celebration.

I wonder if this is how those four year olds see me: