FHE: Moments and Mayhem

I've been working on teaching Alivia about kindness:

I've been especially focused on how she should treat her family:

She's been a little grumpy and cross with her sisters:

I've been reminding the older girls to "Be positive in what and how you say things to each other:

...especially to Alivia because she's prone to have bigger fits than you do":
It hasn't helped that they, being girls and sisters, tend to take her peevishness personally:
I try to call attention to the fact that they are older then she is:

And that they are wiser than she is: 

Because she's 3...just sayin':

To me this sounded like all the good ingredients for a teaching moment:

And what do mom's do when there's a teaching moment?

We mix it all up in a blender:

And we have a Family Home Evening on it:

Tony had asked Eryn to give the lesson earlier in the day:

But considering Josh didn't get home until 7:10 and Eryn needed to leave at 7:20:
It became an quick, impromptu lesson:

Eryn asked Alivia about who might belong to our family:

"Daddy, Mommy, Smike, Josh, Kenzie"

Eryn asked, "Anyone else?"

Alivia cautiously said  "And Eryn...?"
 

Eryn taught about how we should treat each other:

Should there be any fighting?

No:

Should Josh leave his sisters alone when they ask him to?

Yes:

All the basics of being kind to each other:

Alivia then asked for a story:

Eryn said she "Wasn't THAT prepared":

"Daddy? Your turn":

"Ummm, can't think of one...":

"Momma? Your turn":

Well, you don't have to ask me twice...

So I start in on "Once upon a time there was a happy family:

And they did lots of fun things together that made them happy:

But, one day, the littlest girl in the family was grumpy and mad...":

At this point of the story Eryn interups and yells:

"ALIVIA JUST PEED ON ME!" 

Alivia starts crying...
Eryn is freaking out:

The rest of us are laughing...

It's mayhem:

It's definitely a Fife Family Home Evening:

This rest of the night is spent:

Steam cleaning couch:

Giving Alivia a bath:

And un-traumtizing Eryn:

Teaching Moment?  I think, yes: