A Little Personality!

After looking through my pictures today, I realized something about my Kylia. She has PERSONALITY!! Let me show you what I mean . . .

Kylia you are full of personality and life! I like your nutty side!

My Little Kneaders

As I began to prepare cinnamon rolls for a get-together, Adalie and Kylia both wanted to help. So, hands washed, up on the counter they climbed. They had never kneaded dough before, but I'd have to say they did a pretty good job! Notice the palms pressing beautifully into the dough?As Adalie continued kneading, Kylia admired the dusting of flour on her hands.
The girls were great help! And as you can see, the cinnamon rolls turned out beautifully.
Thank you ladies! You are becoming great bakers already!

While Mommy's Away the Children will Play!

Mommy was gone for the evening. The girls with daddy. I came home late and all were asleep. But in the morning I began to wonder, "What did daddy and the girls do all night?"

I Want to Be . . . Different

What makes a person begin to see themselves in a different light? What makes a little girl desire to look different, act different or be different? Just this last week I had both Adalie and Zoie share with me some of these desires. As I was putting on my make-up Adalie came into the room and said, "Mommy, I don't want to be seven. I want to be five or six because I was cute then. I want to be cute." And then later that same day, I told Zoie that she was cute (maybe this is where the above comment came from) and she said, "I don't want to be cute, I want to be cool! Because I am cool!!"

Well Adalie, you are cute and beautiful, precious and sweet, and you have such a wonderful heart. I am so proud of you and I love you enormously.

Zoie, you are perfectly cool! :) I'm sorry though chica, you are stinkin' cute. Mama loves you so much.

Oh Lord, help us to raise our children so they are always content with how you made them and expectant for all that you have for them. Help them to know that they are beautiful inside and out and that you made them perfectly.

The Chocolate High

Have you ever had a child so high on chocolate that you are amazed at the crazy energy pouring forth from their little bodies. Well, this happened to Adalie just last weekend. After enjoying a scrumptious dessert made by grandma, Adalie acted pretty normal. But then an hour and a half after putting her to bed, at 9:30 p.m. to be exact, I heard noise coming from the bedroom. As I walked in the room, Adalie was running in slow-motion declaring with elongated speech, "I h a v e s o m u c h e n e r g y!!!" Then her words picked up speed, "Mommy, can I run around the house ten times? Mommy, I'm not tired. Mommy, can I go play with grandpa?"

Five minutes later, "SNORE, SNORT, SNORE." Little girl came off her high.

Up and Beyond

I am in the process of teaching my children the importance of giving 110% in everything they do. Lately, it seems, the girls have been doing just the minimum, and it is beginning to get tiring. So, they have received a few "mommy talks" about the importance of going "above and beyond" when asked to do something. If asked to make bed, pick up toys too. When asked to clear their dishes, clean off the entire table. If asked to write two sentences, write three interesting ones.

I believe my talk got through to Kylia, when the next day, after being asked to put the pillows back on the couch, she replied, "Mommy, I am going to go 'up and beyond' for you today!" She then folded a blanket, took mine and Seth's Bibles and journals to our bedrooms, made our bed :), and did a handful of other tasks. Adalie then caught the spirit and ran upstairs to clean saying, "I'm going to go 'up and beyond' too!"

I love to see a child who has a heart to go 'up and beyond' in everything they do! So, we will continue teaching, continue loving, and continue guiding our children toward that goal.

(Kylia didn't clean toilets that day, but these were the only cleaning pictures I had, so I stuck them in. She loves to swish toilets, so these pictures had to go in somewhere! :)

Zoie's Ultimate Story!

"I am going to read you a story", Zoie declared as she sat down with Bible in hand. She opened the Bible and began, "This is a story about Jonah and the Big Fish".

It went something like this, "In the beginning there was a big fish. The big fish swallowed a little fish. Then Sleeping Beauty became friends with the fish. There was a giant, but he died. And Daniel was with the lions. And a meatball fell from the sky. Then Golden Eagle saved Megan who was screaming. Then Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus were in a big storm and it was really cold." The story continued like this for a while. In it was every story she has ever heard. Some of them Biblical, some from movies and another from a story daddy tells at night. None of the stories complete, some mixed-up, but all told, completely adorable. She then closed the Bible, said, "The End", and headed to bed.