Emily dancing! When the music stops, she goes to a picture she wants to talk about with me. The testimony of a child is so beautiful. I love hearing Emily's pure and heartfelt testimony of her Savior. There is no doubt she has a Father in Heaven. That He loves her. That she has a Savior. I love that. M

Emily's Preschool

I got to be a teacher for Preschool today. I had so much fun preparing for it and being able to see Emily with her friends. It was so fun. And look sat Emily's gorgeous hair flowing around as they played a dancing game. I love that I get to be with her all of the time.

 Emily in her "exploration hat" - on a hunt for pink :)

 She did it!! Her first play! It was intense. One week her practices were daily until after 9 PM and lots of practices during the week. It took a lot and Carolyn did great! AMAZING play. The cast was incredible and it was so exciting that Carolyn was a part of it. The director went out of her way two times to express to Andrew and me how Carolyn has done amazingly. The director (Toni) said Carolyn was better focused and acted better than some of her older cast members. The Riewarts (in our ward and big acting family) were impressed and explained Carolyn as a "ham" after watching the performance. :) It was so fun that lots of people saw it. Many from the ward...cousins Anna and Katie came one night...her teacher, Ms. Ellis even came.  Carolyn just loves her cast friends. The munchkins had to sit backstage for hours and entertain themselves during the performances. It was funny hearing what they would come up with to keep each other entertained. YAY for Carolyn!

I love how my girls can start the night off in their own beds but often end up snuggled in one! :) Look at Carolyn's arm around Emily :) Sisters are the best and I love my girls!

Love learning with my Emy in Preschool with Mommy!

One of my favorite talks from General Conference was from Elder Callister in the Saturday Afternoon Session. I think I've already read/listened to it 3 times. It is so amazing and is such a blessing to me as I parent. I love how he testified of the importance of teaching children to say morning prayers. He says:

"No doubt most of our youth have their evening prayers, but perhaps many of them struggle with the habit of personal morning prayer. As parents, as their prime gospel teachers, we can correct this. Which parent in Book of Mormon times would have let their sons march out to the front of battle without a breastplate and shield and sword to protect them against the potentially mortal blows of the enemy? But how many of us let our children march out the front door each morning to the most dangerous of all battlefields, to face Satan and his myriad of temptations, without their spiritual breastplate and shield and sword that come from the protective power of prayer? The Lord said, “Pray always, … that you may conquer Satan” (D&C 10:5). As parents, we can help instill within our children the habit and power of morning prayer."

I love that!! Esp. found it neat because I am currently reading in Alma were Moroni is valiantly leading the men to battle.
 Alma 46:13

 13 And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land—

How beautiful that I am read this verse that correlates so beautifully with the lesson.

Today we discussed putting on the armor of God each day with personal morning prayer. How blessed are we that we know how to go into the battlefield each day. Here are pictures of what our family made to remember to put on the Armor of God. We hung our pictures on our door we walk out of each day so we can ask ourselves if we remembered to arm our self.

 Look at those beautiful faces fully armed and ready for the day!!!

 Love our Year-Round Secret Santa!! Love the sweet letters I am getting from my Carolyn :)