Karis - the servant?

This morning as I'm getting out of the shower I'm energetically greeted by Karis. She's holding a thin magnet (from one you'd find behind a paper notepad to secure to fridge) that is bent in half. She starts grabbing at my hand and saying something which I don't understand. As I ask her to show me where she got it and as she leads me downstairs, Lena pipes in that it's not a magnet but rather "nail clippers." Silly me for not realizing that! I quickly agreed to get my nails cut before heading into work.

Then a few minutes later as I'm ready to leave the bedroom and the house, Karis presents me with a cup of tea. She insists we have tea time. She has the sugar bowl and spoon, a few pieces of pastry, the tea pot, and syrup and ketchup to boot. ?? Of course, it was the best tasting sugary syrupy ketchupy tea I've ever tasted.

As I don't want Lena to miss out on this experience, I ask Karis to serve Momma a cup of tea also. Since Lena is under the weather, she's napping on the couch. I ask Karis to set it next to her for when she wakes. I explain that Momma is sick and needs rest. As I move the tea cup off Lena's face, Karis disappears for a moment. I hear her off in the corner saying "happy" as she grabs her play doctor kit and approaches Lena with the thermometer in hand (it has a happy face for 98.6 temp and a frown for 102.5 temp). So sweet! I encourage Karis to give Momma a shot to help restore her health. And Lena plays along asking for Karis to use the stethoscope to listen to her heart and chest, look into her ears and eyes, and take her blood pressure.

I've seen Karis attempt to "happy" Makena when she cries, but this was the first time I've seen her care for one of us parents. I love getting to participate in these special moments.