Sacrament Meeting Mishap

This is Travis.

It is because of him that we have this story. On Sunday Travis was asked to speak in Sacrament Meeting. Therefore his wife, we will call her Jenni, had the two boys by herself. Not a problem she thought. As she sat down where she would be sitting during the meeting she realized in horror that she had left both binkie and bottle at home! Fear was replaced by determination as the meeting began. Half way through the meeting the youngest of their children began to cry. Jenni calmly took the hand of the two year old and with baby in arm went out into the hall. Immediately baby stopped crying and the two year old rushed to the drinking fountian. It was then that Jenni noticed her two year old doing a very familiar dance. So she started to walk down the hall in the direction of the bathroom. Half way there she announced her intentions. This resulted in a "No Potty Mama!" and the two year old turned around and walked the other way. Jenni having read parenting books did not chase after him but instead started counting . . . her son barely glanced at her as he walked through the door back into the chapel. Jenni was appalled! She walked swiftly (for you do not run in the church) to the door and watched her two year old walking up the aisle and waving at everyone he was passing. She was hissing "Get back here . . .One, two, three". Two year old just looked back and flashed a smile and went to where they had been sitting. Jenni thinking that this must mean that he is going to sit down, followed him to their seats. On seeing his mother approaching, two year old kept walking to the aisle on the other side and then proceeding walking out the other door. Jenni sat down trying to think what the parenting books would recommend to do. On upon looking up to the stand to make eye contact with her other half, noticed that he and his second counselor trying hard not to laugh. So Jenni thought "When two year old doesn't see me following him, he'll come back." Well minutes passed and he did not return. She cautiously looked behind her to find everyone looking at her and shrugging their shoulders. So she again stood up with baby in arm and went out the door. A man sitting out on a chair just silently pointed to up stairs. So Jenni went up the stairs and cornered the two year old in a classroom. It is best that we leave the story here but know that after which the two year old kept his arms folded and obeyed his mother.