Ariel and the prayer

Ariel has been reciting the same prayer for close to a year now. She says that prayer at breakfast, dinner, and before bed. We are trying to teach her to pray from her heart and that it does not to be memorized. Last night before she started her prayer, Mike reminded her to change it up. Her changes are in italics.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for this day. Please bless that Dad can go to work and see his best friends. Please bless Mom that she will exercise and brush her teeth better. Please bless that Elsie will take a nap everyday. Please bless that Isaac and Lucas can go to school. Please bless Lucas to be nice to me.

Elsie 1 1/2

It seems like everything electronic we own is in dire need of repair, including Mike's car. Having a faulty camera and computer takes the fun out of blogging. We are alive and well and having a great time but not doing a good job of documenting it. Elsie has done a lot of growing lately. She loves to communicate in full sentences with plenty of hand gestures.

Lucas loves to dote on Elsie. Last week he wanted to paint her toe nails. He did a real professional job including base coat, polish, top coat and little flower embellishments. Elsie loved it!

Ariel and Elsie both like dogs. Luckily for us, almost every neighbor has a dog so we don't feel like we need to get one. The girls love snuggling, walking, playing and giving treats to our neighbors' dogs.

p.s.

Annee, I felt your pain. They were in the bath a long time!