Educational

Stephanie can say her bedtime prayer all by herself! I was quite impressed.

"Safe and sound may I awake.

I pray for Jesus' sake. Amen.

She also counts, "1,2,3,4,17,19,eleventeen..." Oops. Well, she's working on it.

She can say her alphabet, "a,b,c,d,e,q,r,s,t,u,v" Hey, what she knows is in order at least!

Nighttime Conversation #2

S: I love you, Mommy.
Me: I love you, too.
S: I love Meredith.
Me: Me too.
S: Not Hayden. I don't like Hayden.
S: I don't like Philip either.
S: I don't like boys.

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Another snippet of conversation from earlier today. She was tickling her little brother and I told her she was a "silly creature."

S: I'm not a silly creature, you silly creature.

Birthday Picture Time

Oh, she's so pretty!
How dare she get so big so fast!
She really is a sweetheart.

Nighttime Conversations

I usually lay down with Stephanie at night. We currently have all 3 of the older kids in one room and this has considerably cut down on nighttime threats on what will happen if they don't be quiet and go to sleep and it also helps them to get to sleep faster. (Well, except for Hayden because he usually reads for a little while before attempting to sleep.)

It's also interesting to hear what thoughts pop up in her little brain. None of them go unspoken, of course....

S: I love candy.
Me (sleepily): Me too.
S: You can have one of my candies tomorrow.
Me: Thank you.
S: Do you like me now?
Me: Of course I do.
S: Then I like you too.

She fell asleep not even 3 minutes after this conversation. Dreaming of candy, no doubt.