Our morning scriptures look a little different this year. Now, with Dash in the mix, there are three kids in the bed. Usually two start in the bed, and when I wake up the third, he/she join the others under the covers (usually weaseling into the middle spot “because it is the warmest”). I grab their outfits, and put them on top of the covers. Sometimes, they grab their outfits and cuddle them to warm them before getting dressed. Meanwhile, I sing a song I learned from girl’s camp many years ago — “Rise and Shine…” then I say, “Say your name if you can hear me”. They all muster up the energy to call out their name. Then I read a few pages out of the scriptures. The last two years have been awesome, as we have finished the whole Book of Mormon in the school year. Our goal is to do it again this year. After, I give them a quiz question to see if they retained any of it, and they never miss one. It’s impressive. Then they all race to get ready. The first one who gets ready (clothes on, teeth brushed, hair done) gets to go and get the cereal bowls and spoons out and ready. The second one ready gets the lunches out of the freezer or backpacks, so they are ready for me to make. And the third one has to make the bed. You can imagine, there is stiff competition. In fact, the kids try to get dressed on the sly under the covers to make sure they aren’t third!
I love most parts of my day with the kids. But I think our solo time in the morning is my favorite. There are funny jokes made, great conversations had, and most of all — everything around us is quiet, so there are literally no distractions to take away from our time…even if it does seem like an unreasonable hour to be up.
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