Wait A Minute, That's Not An Angel!

We had our Ward Christmas Party. The best part was when the Primary Children got to come out and act out the Nativity Scene. Sadie was an angel, and I was so busy taking pictures that I didn't even notice that Connor had taken off. Well, I didn't have to look far because he was on stage next to Sadie and all of the other angels. He was so proud to be apart. Then he walked off the stage in a single file line back to the primary room like he was one of them. What is a Ward Christmas Party without some little kid crashing the Nativity Scene? It just so happens that the kid crashing it this year was mine!!

It Is Way Too Quiet In There!

Caught in the act

The naughty squint grin


Connor was in the tub making the sounds he usually makes. Splashing, standing up and then trying to use the back of the tub as a slide, roaring with his ninja turtles, and some screaming when he gets super wild. Anyway, my point is I can hear Connor when he is in the tub no matter what room I am in. Well, all of the sudden I couldn't hear him anymore, I ran in to see if he was okay and I saw him with my Sonic drink sucking it down as fast as he could before I would catch him. He snuck those naked buns out of the tub and grabbed my drink. If it hadn't been so dang cute, I would have been mad that my Saturday Morning Drink was gone!

Bonding

I was going through some pictures of this last year and I found some of Whitney and Sadie that I thought were really cute. Whitney is my littlest sister and Sadie has just grown up with her. Sadie adores Whitney and you can see why, dressing her up as a princess, hosting tea parties, making up dances, always coming up with new games, and most important, lets Sadie feel of her love. Anyone Sadie is around will somehow end up hearing Whitney's name in the conversation. She cries for a week after we leave Idaho because she wants Whitney or when she is in trouble all she can say is that she wants Whitney. It just really struck me how these bonds start at such an early age. Later in life it won't matter how little you see or talk to them, when you do, you will feel the same and it will be like you were never apart. I think of the people I bonded with when I was little and I don't get to see them as often as I would like, but when I do I still feel that love and closeness for them. So, Whitney thank you for making such a difference in Sadie's life. You can't have too many people to love you, and you truly are her little angel.

The Tooth Fairy & The Rock Fairy

Sadie lost her first tooth. I don't know why that was so hard for me. It had been loose for so long that Matt was getting worried about it and thought that he was going to have to pull it. We told Sadie that her tooth needed to come out. She said, "It hasn't come out because I prayed it would stay in." Once we convinced her that she would get another tooth in its place she quit praying - thank goodness!! Well, that night I heard a scream in the car and Sadie told us her tooth was out. I kinda freaked out and she looked at me so calm and said, "Mom, it was time."

I am glad she was the one comforting me. She didn't want to put it under her pillow because she wanted to take it to Idaho and show Whitney. So instead we got a picture of her holding it. She said she didn't want money, but she wanted a candybar from the Tooth Fairy. The next morning she came running in to show us how sweet the Tooth Fairy was to leave her a King Sized Kit-Kat. I was quick to agree with her how sweet the Tooth Fairy is. Now she can't wait to lose another tooth. However, this morning (the morning after the Tooth Fairy came) she woke up and was almost crying. We asked her what was wrong and she said, "I put my rock underneath my pillow last night, and the Rock Fairy didn't come."