The WORST Kid

Let me start by saying that even though this post is entitled "The WORST Kid" (Pat's words not mine), Will can not possibly be the "worst" kid....right?

We go to church every Sunday.  We sit in the big auditorium, with my parents, and always hope that Will will somehow behave long enough to make it until the congregation sings "Jesus Loves Me" (indicating that it's time for children's church, or in Will's case, the nursery).  This occurs about 20 minutes into the service.

Last Sunday I worked the baby nursery and my parents weren't at church, so Pat took Will to sit in the "training room"  (a room behind the auditorium with a glass pane so that you can see into the auditorium and hear the worship service, but your kids are allowed to be kids and won't be a disturbance to anyone else).  Neat idea, we just never use it because we sit with my parents and want Will to understand he has to be quiet during church.  By the way, he rarely, if ever, makes it to "Jesus Loves Me" and has to be taken to the nursery earlier than we'd like.

Anyway...back to last Sunday and Pat's training room experience with Will.  This training room has pews (like the auditorium) and rockers so parents can rock their kids.  According to Pat, he chose to sit in the pew because he wanted Will to feel like he was at Church.  Right before "Jesus Loves Me"  Pat brings Will to the nursery and tells me Will is the WORST kid.  He can't even sit still and be quiet in the TRAINING room and is most definitely the loudest/worst kid in there.  He read all of his books, played with all of his toys, and screamed because he wanted some bunnies (a snack) and wouldn't give up until he got them.  Will then proceeded to throw one of those hand held fans that you use in the summer over the pew and the people sitting in front of him.  At this point, Pat had enough and took him out of the training room!  Pat indicated that Will needed a spanking, but he was at church so Will was saved from the spanking. :)  Ah, the joys of parenting a boy!  The day he sits through an entire church service will truly be a MIRACLE