Peeing in the bathtub

As I write this Eric is putting the boys into the bathtub.  Actually he's running their second bath.  As the boys were getting in the first one, Kai proceeded to pee right into the water.  I heard Eric say, "Kai!!  Don't pee in the bathtub!!" and followed with something to the effect of "Just go ahead and get in" to which I said, "You cannot put both boys in pee-filled bath water!" 

It made me think...don't most of us just hang out in pee-filled bath water?  I mean, we do something stupid and sinful...maybe not so bad, but stupid and sinful just the same.  And it's really something that we could have taken care of...it might have taken some work to make it clean, but instead we just get in it anyway.  We just hang out in our own "pee-filled bathtubs"!  How can God wash us clean when we won't even let Him put in fresh water?!

Sorry if I have offended anyone...I am the mom of 2 boys and it takes a lot to gross me out! :)  But I find it amusing when God just uses the small stuff to teach us a lesson.  And you know Cade wasn't out of this conversation...after Eric's explanation to Kai that we don't pee in the bathtub I hear Cade exclaim, "I pee in the bathtub all the time!"  I had to control my laughter from the kitchen...

On a side note...I had to share a couple of special Muckin Moments with you from today.  Kai was crying after supper...a long story that involved unswallowed chicken and spilt milk...when Cade grabbed his sketchbook and markers and vanished into the pantry.  He came out with his portrait of Kai...

This is the FIRST sad face that we have seen Cade draw, especially when using it to describe someone else...he is starting to not only notice the emotions and facial expressions of others, but he is also starting to be able to reproduce them!!  I was SOOO excited...I took it out of his book, slapped a date and description on it, and plan to keep it forever!

Earlier in the afternoon Cade was playing with his cars.  He included all of us (his own idea) and decided we could have a race all around the room.  The details were fantastic...he even had us pull over to the pits and get our tires changed! :)  The funniest moment...when Mary (yes, the mother of Jesus...) and one of the wise men became the racing officials!

Ir's beauty from the ashes, people...and I'm LOVING it! :)