Bed Time Conversation:

Every night we say a prayer before bed.  We always pray for our family and friends and then we pray for our president, Obama.  I am not a fan of the man, but I always try to pray for him.  We ask God to help him to make good choices for America and so on.  Last night, after we got done praying, Alanna said "Mom, I think Obama is the devil."  Shocked, I asked her why she thought that and where she had heard such a thing.  She said "I didn't hear anyone say it, I just know it.  He tells lies and makes bad choices and I just know he is the devil."  WOW.  I had to leave the room to laugh.

Texas Friends in Vegas:

 Our friends Mrs. Jaymie, Aryna, Wyatt, and Shyne came to visit us from Texas!  Somehow, I only managed to get a few photos and they only consisted of Alanna and Shyne.  I am disappointed in myself.

Everyone had a great time though!  It was like none of use had ever been apart.  Alanna and Shyne are still like two peas in a pod.

 All of the kids slept in Alanna's room and she was beside herself exited!  It was such a treat for her.

We had so much fun showing our friends around Las Vegas!  We hope it's not another year before we get to see them again. <3

Monkey Monday:

Bible Verses:

Cie-J works with Alanna to memorize Bible verses almost every night.  It's been their "thing" since she was two years old.  They have about 36 verses that they have memorized together.  Cie-J asked me to pick up some note cards at the store one day, and that evening, he wrote each of the 36 verses on them and he asked Alanna to draw a picture on the other side of what that verse means to her.  I just love him.  He is a great leader for our family. <3  Alanna worked so hard to depict each verse and make them special.  One of them made me laugh SO HARD, so I had to share it.

The verse is...Romans 12:10 - "Love each other with brotherly affection.  Take delight in honoring one another."

Alanna drew her friend Jackson with a crown on his head and his mom April laying on the couch with baby Jacob in her tummy.  I asked Alanna why she drew this and she said "Well, Jackson has a brother named Jacob and they will love each other when he comes out.  Then, Jackson will wear a crown and everyone will honor him."  HA!  Makes sense to me!  So cute.

Monkey Monday: Straight Style

Friday Funnies:

Alanna took out all of the chicken in her taco (because it was spicy) and just ate a lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and cheese taco. =P  Silly girl.

It's Not True Mama:

Every night as I put Alanna to bed, I tell her a little story like this:  

"If they took all the little girls in Las Vegas and made them stand in a long line....some would have blonde hair, and some have brown hair, and some have red hair.  Some will have blue eyes, some green eyes, and some brown eyes.  I bet they will be tall and short and big and small.  If they told me that I could look at all of them and only get to pick one...do you know who I would pick?"  Alanna always grins really big and says "Nope, I don't know...who would you pick?"  And then I get to tell her that I would pick HER EVERY TIME.  It's so much fun and very silly, but it's special.

Last night though, I was telling her how much I love her red hair and her blue eyes and just how beautiful of a little girl she is, when she stopped me and said "But mom, I know it's not true.  It's not true when you tell me all that stuff."  I was blown away and asked her why.  She said that she knows she is not beautiful because a friend of hers told her that her freckles looked like owies on her face.  That they weren't cute and just looked like owies.  She was so upset about it.  My heart just sank.  I had no idea that the beauty standards start so young!  No four year old girl should have to feel that way.  She just knew that her friend was right and that I was wrong.  You can barely see her tiny freckles.

I found this blog and it says everything I want to say to my daughter when she is older.  And she is perfect to me.  Freckles and all!