Today after Kaitlyn and I picked up James from school, we were heading home and getting ready to pass St. Margaret Mary on Park Ave. It was exactly 12 noon, so the church bells were ringing to mark the beginning of the beautiful afternoon. I asked the kids heard the church bells (even turned off the radio!) and they both said yes, and I proceeded to tell them WHY the bells were ringing. They didn't say much about it, which doesn't surprise me.
By the time we were actually driving by SMM, I pointed at the church and asked James if he knew that that is were Mommy goes to mass and that he'll go someday too. I also asked him if he knew that that is the church were Mommy and Daddy got married. He said, "no" in his sweet little voice and said, "Someday I'm going to marry Kaitlyn." Of course that earned a giggle out of me.
I told James that we really can't marry our brother or sister, and that some day when he's all grown up he'll marry a woman he loves. "But I love Kaitlyn!" he replied. So I tried to explain a little further telling him that when he's a man, he'll meet a woman, fall in love, and marry her. He asked, "Daddy? Am I going to marry Daddy?"
Sigh. I think we've got a long way to go with this conversation. ;)
