Tea/Lemonade

I had a couple of days off this week so I tended Dallan. He watch The Tale of Peter Rabbit about a hundred times. Now all he wants to play is "I be the rabbit and you be the farmer". He sneaks into the garden and I have to yell "thiiiiieeeeffff" and chase him through the house. I finally fall exhausted on the couch and then we start all over with me being the rabbit and Dallan being the farmer. I was collapsed on the couch when Dallan came around the corner and said, "Dwam-ma. How about if you be a nice farmer?" I said I thought that was a great idea. I asked if he would like to come into my nice garden and help himself to some wonderful vegetables. Be sure to pick some for your mother and sisters. He picked a large basket clear full and even left some for the little mice. Peter helped the farmer weed his garden and then the farmer offered him a glass of nice cold water. We each had a glass and then Dallan said. "I will give you a glass of tea." I looked at him and said "we don't drink tea. Heavenly Father doesn't like us to drink tea. "But I have some tea" he said. "How about lemonade?" I asked him. "No. I have some tea for you." He pretended to drink it but I wouldn't. He looked at me for about 15 seconds straight with a little scowl on his face and then said, "Heavenly Father said it is tea/lemonade so you can drink it!" I don't have any idea where he came up with the tea thing but it was amazing to me how quickly I was able to change his mind about tea. It's kind of scary to see how easily they can be swayed at this age. They are so impressionable. It is important to surround them with good positive influences, but in today's world that's not always easy.