Xmas means Queens bring baby jesus a cup of tea

Because we're religious, we've been trying to teach Ro about praying and the true meaning of Christmas. So, I recently broke out the nativity set so he could see the wise men and baby jesus, etc. I really want him to get it because he's going to be a wise man in the church Xmas play and therefore should have some concept of what he's doing.


As soon as he saw the wise men, he said "Oooh look! Queens!" (ha ha) I had to explain they were in fact Kings, which got all garbled so he still probably has no clue. My explanation was something like "No, They're Kings which are similar to Queens. They're boy queens .... uuuh that's not right. They're royalty. No, you don't know what that means. If Daddy had a crown -- he'd be a king. See, these guys have all beards like Daddy. Queens wouldn't have beards because they're girls like Mommy." Sigh. No wonder he's confused. I can't even explain kings and queens. Anyhow, he's got queens down better than kings because Queen is the typical Q word in alphabet books. Anyhow, one of the kings, has a genie lamp looking thing which Ro thinks is a teapot. So, he keeps pouring imaginary tea all over the scene and saying things like "cup of tea, baby jesus?" It's pretty funny but we still have yet to get the story across.

Praying is going better. We're mostly focusing on thankfulness right now. I try to get him to understand that many people in the world don't have the family and things that he has - so he should be grateful and express his gratitude. So, he thanks God for Mommy, Daddy, Sim, Grandparents, etc. Then, it usually gets interesting. Sometimes, he's thankful for Babar the elephant. (He loves those stories.) Other times he is thankful for every train in the Thomas sheds and he lists them all until he drifts into unconsciousness. He's also frequently thankful for chocolate. Amen. We're all thankful for that. :)