Funny Gracie

The other morning Grace came back from "washing her hands" after Breakfast looking like this. Our conversation went something like this:

Me: Wow, you put on some make-up!

Grace: Don't I look beautiful? (with eyelashes batting)

Me: Yes, but I think Mommy might need to help you a bit before we go to the library.

Grace: Why?

Me: Well, the trick to make-up is to just use a little bit, so you show off how beautiful God made you.

Grace: Oh, I never knew that part!

The funniest part of the story for me as a mommy is about half way through story time I realized in our haste to get out the door I had forgotten to help. Luckily upon inspection I found some of it had rubbed off and she was wearing a more subtle sparkle.

Gracie,

You think you are absolutely gorgeous. You ask me often, "Mommy aren't I beautiful?" I always reassure you that you are. Sometimes I worry that I need to sprinkle in a little humility with all the compliments. But, I know the world will make you doubt yourself soon enough. I hope you always see yourself as beautiful, because God has indeed made you gorgeous. I love you my little make-up artist!

Mama

Daddy N' Hammock Time

Two years ago when we would come home from Wednesday night church Grace would get to have hammock time with her daddy while I went in to nurse Faith before bed. She loved this special time when they would look at the stars just the two of them. Well, last summer our yard was a disaster and so we didn't even get the hammock out. But, Grace would often ask to have hammock time with Daddy. Well, its fall again. Daddy and now his two big girls enjoyed some hammock time just the other night, while I put Titus to bed. They loved every minute- complete with glow sticks from Big Truck Night. These are the moments we will miss as they grow up!

From Daddy:

Grace and Faith oh how even now I treasure "our hammock time." We lay looking at the stars, moon, air planes, and sky. You point out every star to me and I ask "Who made that star?" To which you reply "God." The funny thing is I sit amazed at how beautiful and endless the stars are in the sky but I also am amazed that the same person made you too. You both will always be my stars God made.

Sawyer's Creek

We had the honor of being invited to Wyatt's third birthday party. We have gotten to know the Whetstone family through our church & playgoup. We had a lot of fun discovering the new fun things for kiddos at Sawyer's Creek a local "tourist" attraction.

Riding the train.
Playing at the Kids Zone.


Titus & Logan "playing."

The Birthday Boy-Wyatt.
This was one of those rare occasions when I got the most pictures of Titus! (No third child complex here!)