The other day, Ryker woke up from a nap, and was still a little tired. He came and laid on my lap for a few minutes while he was trying to wake up a little better. I was looking down at him and telling him what a good and special boy he was, and he was looking up at me with a very thoughtful look on his face (tender moment). A few moments of silence then Ryker, still looking up at me says..." Mom you have a booger up your nose." Okay, so apparently I was the only one having a tender moment:)
Another instance of my honest little Ryker... I had just got done putting my hair in a pony tail. Ryker comes in and says... "Mom, I like your hair......It looks like a squirrel" I don't really know what he meant by that, probably that my ponytail looked like a squirrels tail. Anyways, I still laugh about that.
Another time... It was this fall that we were visiting my parents. Ryker walks up to my dad who is sitting on the couch and says.."Grandpa, you have a big belly." I was very embarrased and proceeded to take Ryker to another room. I gave him a little talk about how we don't tell people that they have big bellies because it could hurt their feelings, and it isn't polite. We go back into the living room, and Ryker walks straight up to my dad again and says..."Grandpa you don't have a big belly" While he is rubbing my dad's belly. We all started laughing:)
Another time we were visiting my family again, and my grandma was at my parent's house. She has alzheimer's, and is not very responsive. She doesn't talk at all anymore and her lip quivers a bit. Ryker told me one day.. "mom you know that grandma that goes like this" He starts quivering his lip. I said "yes" He then said.." she has the most beautiful eyes." I felt as though he could literally feel her amazing spirit. I think children know so much more than we think.
I love my little Ryker. I love the age he is, and the things he comes up with. I love his honesty, how he makes us laugh, and I am trying everyday to do as Christ said and become more like him.
