you have been so full of joy these days. you have been excited about everything! it has truly been such a special christmas season; i have loved getting to experience everything through your eyes.
you have been such a good girl lately. mama and daddy had a serious struggle with you for a bit. you are full of independance, strong will, and when you didn't get your way you were starting to hit or kick. not good. we worked with you on it for a long time and it finally started to sink in. we started a chart with you where you can get stickers for picking up your toys, being kind, obeying us and staying in your bed at naptime and nighttime. you *love* getting stickers for your chart and get so excited! it's so sweet. you really have been doing so well and we are SO proud of you!
your bible verse the past couple of weeks is "for unto us a child is born, to us a son is given" isaiah 9:6. i love hearing your little voice say these words. you also love to talk about baby jesus and mary and the "nativery", you call it. when we ask you where baby jesus was born, you say "bethlehem" and when we ask you why, you say "he is the hope of the world."
last week i had one of my most favorite nights. we got all dressed up and i took you to see the musical "annie" at the penobscot theatre. i wrote everything down that i wanted to remember because it was just so precious. just before the play started, the lights went down and the director came out and welcomed everyone. she was very enthusiastic and had a loud voice. you did not like this. you jumped into my lap and started saying out loud "i want to go home! i want to go home!!!" and then, "i want my blankie!!!!!" everyone around us got a good chuckle. but once the play started, you were mesmerized. it was adorable. you kept asking for annie when she wasn't on the stage, and you even liked ms. hannagan, but made a point to say "she's not nice" whenever she came on the scene. when the actors came up close, you'd wave and say "hiiiii!". the play was three hours long, and you sat in my lap, eyes glued to the stage almost the entire time. at the end of each act, you got down and danced in your seat singing "tomorrow". everyone that was sitting around us loved watching you and commented on how well behaved you were. you were just so cute; i never want to forget it. when i was buckling you into your carseat after the play was over you said, "mama, thank you so much for taking me to see annie! that was so fun" i got tears in my eyes.
you love talking on the phone these days and it is just so cute. one of my favorite things is getting to talk to you; you sound so grown up. you always say "i yuv you so much, mama." and it melts my heart. today we were in the kitchen and you came plowing me over for a hug and said "you are the best in the whole world." ahhhhhh.
probably my favorite thing about you is your tender little heart. the other day we were driving out of walmart and we saw a homeless man in the parking lot asking for money. i told you what he was doing and asked you if you thought we should buy him some food. so, we drove through mcdonalds and fully expecting you to throw a fit because the food wasn't for you, i told you we were taking it to the man who didn't have a house, and that we had food for you at home. you were so great and didn't make a peep about wanting a happy meal :) after we delivered him the food and were driving home you said "mama, i'm so glad. i'm so glad we gave that man some food." i just love your heart.
you are obsessed with everything christmas. all the movies, the music and fun activities. we drove around looking at christmas lights the other night and you were awesome. every two seconds you kept saying "oh WOW everybody! look! it's soooo coooool." daddy and i got a good laugh. your favorite thing is having a "christmas picnic" for lunch... which basically means eating lunch and watching a christmas movie. the other day we were driving home from auntie's house and you said "okay, let's have crackers and peanut butter and my juice and have a christmas picnic and watch frosty. sound good? sound like a plan?"
today was the first time we've had snow to play in this winter. when i put emmy down for her morning nap, you and i got bundled up and went out to play. we raced around the yard, tried to make a snowman, and i showed you how to make snowballs and throw them. i also showed you how to make snow angels and when you saw them you said "okay, let's make mary and baby jesus too."
my favorite moment was just laying down in the snow with you, our heads together, staring up at the sky. we talked about all the things we saw; you saw pink hot air balloons. i love your imagination.
you are such a joy in my life, my sweet bella grace. i've been snuggling you tighter and holding you longer these days, as i am so aware that they are passing all too quickly. i never want to forget where you are right now. your sweet, kind, loving heart and just how cute and affectionate you are.
love you with all my heart, precious girl,
mama
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