They are not learning anything

So tonight I had this FHE planned out and it was simple.  I thought it would get the point across and be short enough to hold attention.  We talked about service and how it is Christmas and there are lots of opportunities to serve those in need.  We read Matthew 25:40 and went to the store to buy non-perishable items to donate to the Food Bank here.  Then we drove to the food bank to show Paiglee that is where the food will be taken.  We talked about this with Paiglee before we went.  I really do wonder what she is actually getting from it all.  But we do it, even the motion of it is something, right?

We are in the canned food isle choosing some things.  D asks how much we were going to spend I threw out a number and his eyes bulge.  I give him the look of I am annoyed, he then says "look they aren't learning anything" I look at the cart where Paiglee and Emery are both sitting.  Emery has some of the food in her hands being buried with it and her feet are in the air while she is laughing and Paiglee is laughing and stacking more on her.  I begin to laugh, because they weren't even aware of what we were doing.  Paiglee yes a little, Emery no clue it was stuff to play with for her.

I don't know if it sinks in for Paiglee.  Is she getting it, is it doing any good for her?  I don't know I really don't.  All I know is we are suppose to start young if we want to continue this as she and Emery get older.  I didn't have FHE growing up and looking back I see how it could have benefited my family.  That is why I push through.  I mean I didn't really start doing it seriously until Paiglee was four or five because getting her to participate and listen wow crazy hard.  While I was pregnant we saw a small window of her attention span growing then Emery came and well I think we might have had  a handful of FHE's that first year.  But now we have to either do it after Emery goes to bed or Emery crashes the party, and I am usually in charge of the lesson so D is dealing with Emery and is over it.  But we push on because we know it will benefit our kids, or we pray it does.  Even if they aren't totally absorbing it now it can't hurt.