Bedtime Prayer

Eli's prayer tonight was precious.
Hands folded and eyes closed, Eli began, "Dear Jesus, Thank you for everything in this world. Please help Grandpa to never ever ever drink Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi ever again. (Eli knows it is bad for him and that he is trying to cut back.) Please help our family all be together again, and bring Daddy home safely. And please help that baby bird that was in Maxy's mouth be okay again. (Maxy had a bird in her mouth tonight! That's an entirely different post. Gross!!!) In Jesus' name we pray. Amen."
Feeling so proud of his prayer, I said, "Eli, I love you. You are such a sweet boy with a good heart." He gave me a big squeeze, lifted his arm, and said, "Mommy, smell my armpit."
Boys will be boys, and I love my Eli so much!

A Trip to the Salon

This morning, after having no luck at trying to tame Bella's hair, I decided that her hair really needed to be trimmed. I greatly dislike long hair that looks like it needs to be cut. Long hair is only pretty if it's healthy-looking; that's the way I see it anyway. Bella's locks have started to take on that "I need a cut" look, so something had to be done. The last time her hair started to look like that, I decided I would trim it myself. Now, bangs, I have no problem trimming, but I have no skills when it comes to trimming the ends. This is evidenced by the first time I tried to trim the ends and ended up taking off about two inches. I wasn't going to let that happen this time, so Bella took her first trip to the salon. I called Spoiled Rockin' Kids Salon, and got her in for a 10:00 appointment. To my surprise, when I told her she was going to the salon to get her hair cut, she was okay with it. I acted so excited about it, so she was excited too...

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DURING
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She got sparkles in it, and it even smelled like cotton candy. Next trip, the nail salon!

Side Note: Bella went for her three year check up today. She weighed in at a whopping 24.0 pounds (1st percentile for weight) and is just perfect. She's such a tiny little thing. I love it!

Going to the Ball

Lately, Eli and Bella have been dressing up and dancing together. It is just so sweet to watch. Tonight, they both got dressed and wanted everyone to watch them dance. When Mom, Dad, and I got to the living room, they were in their "carriage," on their way to the ball. They are both so precious.

Once they arrived at the ball, they shared a dance. So sweet.