Caleb says Grace

At dinner a few days ago, as we got ready to say grace, Caleb was ready with his hands
pressed together in prayer before we were, as he usually does. What was
new tonight was that when Niel began saying grace, Caleb interrupted,
saying "Caleb's turn" so Niel stopped and asked Caleb to begin. Caleb
signed "Thank you for family- Mommy, Daddy, and Blake. Amen." My eyes
watered with warm joy and surprise!
Ever since, Caleb has been interrupting or insisting on saying grace himself. He'd list the things he's grateful for, or at least observes in his day. He'd go like this in ASL: "JESUS, FAMILY, MOMMY, DADDY, BLAKE, NANA HERE, TIME-OUT, SLEEP, MOUNTAINS, BIRDS, TREES, FOOD, AMEN." Starting our dinner has never been this endearing.