Today Third Grade... Tomorrow the World

This girl right here blows my mind.  She does so much, and all of it so well.  She is brilliant and is always thinking about something.  She loves to play with her sister and create new things.  She is involved in so many things I am exhausted, but I am so thankful to call her my daughter.  She is responsible and kindhearted.  She has brought so much joy, love, laughter and pure happiness into our lives.  She strives to do whats right and be the best she can, always.  If I had to pick one person I looked up to the most, it would be her.  This gorgeous little red head is going to be a force to be reckoned with and I can't wait to see what she will do next.  I love you Goose!

Geezely Weezely

Best day ever! Or at least for Lexi it is. It's Wacky Wednesday and she could dress as wacky as she wanted. Lexi would probably dress like this everyday if given the opportunity. She is definitely a little Punky Brewster. 

Conversation in the car after I picked up Lexi from school:
Lexi:  These pants have been falling off of me all day!
Me:  Well you can take them off when we get home.  Buckle your seat belt.  
Lexi:  Ok
Me: (a minute later)  Buckle your seat belt so we can go.
Lexi:  Ok
Me: (30 seconds later) Buckle your seat belt Lexi now.
Lexi:  Geezely Weezely, I'm just trying to take off my pants!! (Yup, thats what she was doing.)

She kept her pants on after that and we finally made it home.  Everyday is an adventure!

And... she was soooo excited for today which is the 100th day of school.  She got to dress like a 100 year old lady and has been planning this for weeks.  So glad we didn't disappoint.  We had the cutest 100 year old lady ever in our house this morning (totally biased, but look at her!).

 

This Post is Brought to You By the Letter G

This week at VPK, Lexi is working on the letter G.  We were laying in bed this morning talking about what she wanted to bring to share day. 

Lexi:  I could bring a giraffe.  I have two giraffes!

Me:  You do!  Which ones?

Lexi:  The one with the letter G on it and Safari (her beanie baby giraffe).

Me:  (Remembering she had another one)  Well, don't you have three?

Lexi:  No, that is Piggy.  Remember!  I pretend that one is a piggy and her name is Piggy.  Piggy does not star with G.  But my book Go Away Dog starts with G.

This kid has me rolling daily!!

Lexi & Piggy

"Really??"

Tonight as Brad was laying down with Lexi she asked Brad how old he was going to be tomorrow on his birthday.  He told her 37.  To which she responded, "Really?!?  You're not gonna be four or five like me?"

This kid cracks me up.  She was sick today but didn't want to miss out on a photo shoot I was having with Brooklyn. 

Eight is Great!

Brooklyn turns eight in one week, so she had her baptism interview today.  Brad was able to sit in with her and was blown away by the insightful and knowledgeable responses our little girl provided.

She knows all of her articles of faiths and has them all memorized.  The bishop asked her to recite one and she recited the 13th:

"We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous and in doing good to all men; indeed we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul -- We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things.  If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."

Bishop was truly amazed at her maturity and knowledge of the gospel and commented that she was the smartest eight year old that he had ever interviewed.

He asked her questions about tithing, the restoration, repentance, honesty, and baptism.

Afterwards, Brad took her for a walk to tell her how proud he was of her.  He said it was the proudest moment of his entire life.  At the end he picked her up and gave her a big hug.  Brooklyn said, "Please tell me I won't ever be too big for you to pick me up and give me a hug?!"

The Little Things

I feel like life only gets busier, but taking time to enjoy the little things is therapeutic and heartwarming. 

I love my little girls so much. These two beauties bring more joy to my life than I could have ever imagined. My two little things this week...  

Brooklyn's lemonade stand. She invited a younger friend to help and made enough money to buy a "Rainbow Loom" she really wanted. Such a fabulous lesson about hard work and the value of a dollar. An added bonus, we have spent the last two nights making bracelets and spending great time together. 

I was busy all day on Tuesday and Lexi was an angel. In the middle of it all she asked if we could make chocolate chip cookies for her friends. I stopped everything only to discover we were out of eggs. Daddy to the rescue, Brad brought some home after work and we made our cookies. I'm so glad I took the time to stop. While we were making them, Lexi said, "Mommy thank you for making cookies with me!"  Worth every second.  

Sheer joy. 

Mom Fun

I love that I have gotten to stay home with my precious daughters. I truly feel blessed to spend my day with my little treasure. Lately, Lexi and I have been going to Wiregrass Wednesdays. A local outdoor mall here has a children's entertainer, face painter, balloon artist and more each Wednesday for the kids free of charge. It has been so much fun to go with Lexi as a weekly date. I will always treasure these memories. Her favorite part of it is the face painting. Here's a month on the life. 

We also saw this cool owl and so many other animals!