I love 5 year-olds!

So, now that we have moved and are in a new ward, I was called to be a Primary teacher for 5 year-olds. I have always wanted to be in primary and work with the kids and these 5 year olds are great. Every Sunday, there are typically 6 kids: 5 girls and 1 boy. The girls are all very talkative. I used to think that there were a few quiet, reserved girls, but I have learned that they can all be loud. The things they talk about and how animated they get, makes me laugh. I have a hard time being upset that they aren't paying attention cause they are so funny. And, even with all the talking, they do actually hear most of what I try to teach.

Last sunday, Austin (the one boy) wanted to say the prayer, and what did he pray for? He was thankful for tv and video games and asked that we could have fun playing them. It was so hard not to laugh during his cute little prayer. All the girls will start to talk about their "babies" (their younger siblings). It all starts with one girl talking about her baby, and then like dominos, they all talk about them. Quincy, is the most animated about every thing. If I tell her to sit still/pay attention, she will give me this look that makes me want to laugh so hard.

5 year olds are great though, because they all want to help. They all want to pray, give a talk, hold a picture, etc. And I can't blame then for having short attention spans after being in church for a few hours. I'm ansy too. So every week we play games and color and they all show me how good they are at writing their names. I just want to take them home with me, but one hour is perfect, cause then their anxiousness stays cute and they smile at the end.

On a different note, Brad started his job as a physical therapy aid! He likes being able to finally do something, and even though his patients' ages aren't ideal (they are virtually all elderly and not all motivated) he gets to use what he studied in school. Plus they are moving into a brand-new facility (Hunter Hollow), that I got to tour last week. It is super nice and big, and does not smell like a decrepit nursing facility. Yay for work!