On Saturday, Mike was called into work which meant Lucas and Eli were forced to endure grocery shopping with a surprise "your clothes are 2 inches too short" shopping trip with me. Clothes were bought in record time and we may have enough groceries for the week.....unless they decide to continue the growth spurt they are both participating in, then food will only last until Tuesday.
As a side treat to cooperation we met Alison and her boyfriend Mark for lunch. This is the first time Mark and the boys have met. I wasn't sure how this would go, sometimes when meeting new people some strange alien possesses their bodies and it can be disaster. They did great. You can tell Mark has siblings and just rolled with the punches. Yes. There were a few punches....not literally....as in Lucas deciding to interrogate the poor guy. Mark took it in stride. Eli chose the "I will study you but not actually speak directly to you" approach.
When we arrived at the restaurant, Mark and Alison were already seated so the boys only saw Mark from that angle until we got up to leave. Alison is 5 foot even, the boys greatest thrill lately is that they look both her and Sydney in the eye. Well they have a way to go with Mark. You should have seen their faces when he stood......all 6 foot 5 inches.
As we were leaving the restaurant, Lucas is begging to be as tall as Mark. I mean literally begging. At one point and just to get him into the car and to stop idolizing (and I'm sure embarrassing) Mark, he asked, "Mom! How'd he get so tall?" I went with the standard, "that's how God made him". Mistake. For the remainder of our shopping and in the car, I would hear, "God. Please. I want to be tall like Mark!" "God. Please make me tall, you made Mark tall, me too!" "God! You can do it!" I'm sure God enjoyed the pep talk and support but this may be one of those times when his answer is no, unless this growth spurt doesn't slow down.
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