Manners...

We have reminded our children daily about using their manners, and that "magic words" will be a part of their lives forever. People will always appreciate the fact that they are polite and using your manners will never get old.  I taught them as babies to sign the most important words to communicate with us, and using please & thank you were two of the first words they learned. 

Now this is a far cry from what Jared and I thought would ever happen, 2 years ago we never thought we could go to dinner again as a family, (until they were older) and I can honestly say, I really do love going out to dinner with my kids.  They like going out, something new, different people and overall, it is fun.  And one thing that has made me beam with happiness & be very proud is that on several occasions we have been telephoned or told face-2-face about the fact that our children were so well mannered and well behaved. 

I just remember waiting on families in the restaurant and saying those exact words to Parents, "Come back any time and see me, your children were so well mannered and behaved."  I think most parents would agree, you don't always think your doing the best job with your children, but when you hear a compliment like that, you just have to smile.

Thank you for noticing and thank you for acknowledging.