Is there anything sweeter in the world than when your kids show love toward each other? I was just sitting here going through my e-mails while Hannah made herself and her little sister a bowl of ice cream. I heard a sweet little "Thank you" from Emily and then an "Emily, you make my ice cream even sweeter, just with your love". Priceless moments....
This is kind of a long story, it begins with Emily and I out shopping today. She "chose" her own Easter dress when I was grocery shopping at BJ's. It's kinda funny. She just hopped off the cart, grabbed the dress and threw it in the cart, and hopped right back on.. I just giggled and got it and hung it right back up. She then hopped off the cart again, and grabbed the dress, threw it back in the cart and said "No, Mommy, Boo take it home!" So apparently, she is going to have much more of an opinion when it comes to clothing than her big sisters have. I have had it pretty easy so far in that department. So, I gave in and let her get the dress for Easter, and even got a matching one for Hannah. Of course when we came home, she thought she could wear it the rest of the day. She couldn't WAIT to show her daddy. But, I drew the line and wouldn't let her wear it to play and dance in. So she settled for an older dress and wore it the rest of the day. She always wants to listen to music and dance. She has even figured out how to work the stereo, and her favorite song lately is of course Steven Curtis Chapman's "Cinderella" (I can't imagine why!). So, all the girls got up from the dinner table and danced and danced with Boo to "Cinderella". They danced until the rest of "my daughters" came in for bible study/small group - they gave quite a show!
Hannah and Daddy attended the annual Daddy Daughter Dance this evening. They had an absolutely wonderful time - and this time Mommy was able to attend and catch every moment on camera! (Mom's are NEVER allowed in to the dance!) It was such a special time for all the dads and daughters. The girls look forward to this night all year long. We were keeping our fingers crossed that the night wouldn't get cancelled because of the ice storm, but God is good, and the event went off and was absolutely amazing!
Here she is!! Isn't she cutie-patootie!!?? She finally caved in and allowed me to post a picture after everyone keeps asking for it!! She is finally getting used to the braces, and they stopped hurting. I can't believe how much her teeth have changed in just a few days! It's incredible. I guess that explains her terrible crabiness, she was in alot of pain for those first few days. But my sweet Punkin is back now!!
Tonight we had the most UNBELIEVABLE sunset I have ever seen. Every few minutes it kept changing - we were all just standing at the front door watching it. These were taken right from our front door! Isn't this amazing? God is quite the artist.......
My sweetie gave me the nicest card on Valentines Day - I'll keep the inside a secret!! He also gave me a WONDERFUL custom-built brand new computer for my new business! I love ya babe!!
Another day off school - I'm certainly not complaining. Maryland is one of those states that you just never know! It's always just hovering at the freezing mark, so one minute the roads are fine, the next minute it's an ice skating rink. Everyone is sick around here, so having two days for the germs to die down at school is certainly a blessing. This is a picture of our table on the deck.
Emily had fun this evening letting her creative juices flow! She apparently was loving the color blue tonight. Pretty much the entire page was covered in blue before long. Although, very carefully thought out and meticulously placed "blue". She was really concentrating hard! Gotta love the half-naked approach as well.
I had so much fun today hanging out with Doug. He has to be one of the most awesome 7th graders on the planet. He is incredibly talented as a musician and an artist. He has an amazing heart for God, and is one of the most respectful young men you will ever meet, not to mention GORGEOUS!!
My Day As sung by: “Junior Asparagus”
This evening we were blessed with a beautiful sun set. The whole sky looked like this from east to west, it was so beautiful. It only lasted about five minutes though. We had the craziest weather today, it reached 70 degrees! It felt just like late spring in Maryland. Tomorrow will be highs in the 40's again, so we soaked up all the outside time that we could today.
This is my best friend Kimberly's little girl in FL. Her eyes absolutely mesmerize me. Are they completely amazing or what? I promise, nothing was done to "enhance" her eyes, all natural! Kimberly is an aspiring photographer (you go girl!). She took this amazing picture, and I simply helped her make it look a little more WOW! But the coolest part of this picture is that there is an absolutely incredible story behind her. She was part of God's mighty plan that we simple humans can't even begin to comprehend. She is a miracle, placed in my friends hands by divine intervention. She was adopted, even came home from the hospital with her, but the story goes way beyond that. Simply put, SHE is a little package sent directly from heaven, in God's perfect time, and in His perfect way.
Today's image is of my girls in their mittens from Grandma Marion. She actually hand-knitted these. She is amazing, isn't she? She knitted one of Emily's mittens in the time it took us to drive from Gainesville, FL to Tampa, FL. Astonishing.
The Winter Formal last night was a huge success! Everyone had a great time. My new Speedlites proved to be a great investment. I'm now sifting through hundreds of pictures... it's so much fun! :)
