Church Chaos

Going to church just isn't what it used to be. I know that when you have kids things change, but when it comes to church it can be soooo frustrating! Their are 3 main reasons that Mason is more of a nursery guy than a church guy 1) He likes to talk 2) He likes to talk LOUD 3) He hates sitting still. I know you may be thinking, "That sounds like every 2 year old," but it sure doesn't seem like it. I look around at church and see so many kids sitting and coloring, whispering, playing with cars, taking naps, etc. With Mason, I'm good to get 5 minutes from him and during that 5 minutes I've pulled out every snack, sticker, crayon, and church toy that we own. And yes, I do have a bag of special toys reserved just for church and yes, we do try to practice whispering at home and yes, I have even tried starving him before church so he will be really quiet and eat his snacks.

Anyway, before I sound too negative I have to say that Mason has done a lot better the last two Sundays. I think he knew I was about at my breaking point. This past Sunday was still somewhat crazy, though, between Jonathan spilling a cup of Goldfish and dried cherries during communion and Mason yelling "Amen!" in the middle of the sermon. Oh well, I guess church has to have a little excitement added to it. I just feel sorry for all of the people around me who are involuntarily subjected to it.