quote of the day

It was Butterfly's turn to say prayers tonight.  She says the sweetest, most sincere, most grown up prayers I could imagine.  She uses phrases that often make us smile or wonder where she's heard it before.  She's thoughtful, remembering and including many things.  But what made me smile tonight: "And thank you so much for ballet.  Thank you I can take ballet, I love it so much."  

(Dance classes began today.  She couldn't be happier, taking ballet as well as her "Sparkles" team practice which will really just be a jazz classes with extra performance opportunities.)

And speaking of prayers, little Lovely makes me melt.  Each night I take her to her room, drop her onto the changing table and we talk as I ready her for bed.  She dives eagerly into the crib, snuggling down into her pillow, choosing carefully from the pile of stuffed animals in the opposite corner and smoothing the blanket across her tummy as I "flat it" for her.  Then she folds her arms and asks "Heav'ly Fah-ter?".  I love that she initiates every night.  We say prayers together, she wants me to say it but throws in her own lines as well.  She blesses every family member by name, including grandparents and usually a friend or cousin as well.  Soon she declares "Amen!", claps her hands excitedly and wiggles down further into her bed before sending me away, "ok nigh night mommy!"