An introduction to prayer

Grandpa Tiny says the prayer every night at dinner time. Declan picked up from somewhere the somewhat traditional pose of hands smooshed together, perpendicular to his arms, and fingers straight up in the air. He closes his eyes and sometimes furrows his brow in concentration. The other night he decided he wanted to offer the prayer over dinner. This is where we learned he's thankful for three things: the day, the food, and Super Mario Brothers.

Logan will also sit quietly with his eyes closed. He's a bit less reverent in that he often ends the prayer by proudly, vigorously jinxing anyone who happens to say amen at the same time as him and then cackling about how he got us. We've learned to stagger our amen-ing.