The best entertainment of the day was when the adults, and teens sat back and watched/helped the little group of 5 children ranging in ages from 4 to 11 years of age "bowl" with the Wii. We cheered them on, especially when they got a strike or picked up a spare, and they were all pretty pleased! However, there were 2 children who did not participate due to their ages. Lincoln is only 9 months old and Kevin is only 3. He was not quite old enough to explain the game to nor to care; so we thought. He did see his two older brothers playing, though, and he spotted my sister's cordless phone lying on the counter. He brought it to her and she thanked him, not knowing what he was wanting. So, he took it from her lap and proceeded to stand in front of the TV screen and push buttons on it and then go through the motions he had observed the others doing. It didn't take us long to realize that he "thought" he was bowling!
We laughed and laughed and in between, we would tell him, "good job, Kevin." He bowled for about 10-15 minutes straight, never having any idea that is wasn't his actions on the cordless phone that was making the pins fall on the screen. How smart of him to find what he thought looked like a control, and imitate the actions of those around him~~!
I was reminded of when Paul, talking to the Church at Thessalonica said to them in I Thessalonians 1:6 NIV "You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message, with the joy given by the Holy Spirit."
My prayer, today, is that I become more and more an "imitator" of Jesus Christ.
And, just for the fun of it, here is a picture of baby Lincoln w/his mama, Lindsey.
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