7-5-08 - S'mores and Sparklers

July 4th weekend brings great traditions! Moo's favorite part was playing with sparklers and making s'mores by the campfire at our family reunion. She had a great day swimming and playing with her cousins E and N!

5-19-08 - "When the hog was trying to eat my shirt!"

Moo and I visited the new pet store in town today, Kara's Kritters. It was the grand opening. We wandered around and looked at all the animals: guinea pigs, hedgehogs, timber wolf hybrid, parrots, goats, and more. In one pen was a cute little pot-bellied pig named Babe. Babe was not for sale, but at one point convinced her owner to let her run around the store on her own. She was so cute! Moo went over to visit with Babe a little more after Babe was back in the pen. Moo put her hand down for the pig to sniff. It was at that point that Babe gave Moo's shirt a little nibble and Moo pulled her hand away. She giggled and thought that was the coolest thing - her favorite part of the day!

5-4-08 Snuggling and Matilda

Moo's said her favorite part of today was snuggling with me on our chair as we watched "Matilda." Such a great movie to share together!

5-3-08 - Cinderella Ballet

On Saturday, we went to the ballet, "Cinderella" with Moo's Brownie troop. We really enjoyed it. As we talked about it, we especially enjoyed the ugly step-sisters and the way they fought and walked.

4-26-08 - Flying a Kite

There are some things in life that I feel all children should experience while they are still young. Flying a kite is one of those things and that was Moo's favorite part of Saturday. We didn't plan this excursion which makes it even better. We were in Wal-Mart to pick up a few things and found ourselves next to the kites. Thinking of the sunny, breezy day, we decided it was the perfect day. We picked up two, one for Moo and one for her friend. Later in the day, we took the girls to the school yard (no power lines or kite-eating trees) and they flew the kites.

3-30-08 - Snuggling with Mom at Church

This evening, we headed back out to church so I could watch a show about the Bible and the book "The Secret." At one point, Moo and I were able to snag the couch in the cafe to watch the show. We snuggled together. She said that these few moments were her favorite part.

After listening to her favorite part, I was just amazed with her (as I often am). I told her that when she becomes a teenager, she will not want to snuggle and listen to me. She assured me that she would! I know it may not really be the way she says it will, but it's not impossible. It just warms my heart now to hear how she feels at this moment. Talking with her tonight reminds me of the mom in the Robert Munsch book, "Love You Forever," who sneaks into her grown son's house at night to rock him. "As long as I'm living, my baby she'll be!"

3-29-08 - Fishing with Uncle B.

Saturday's adventure for Moo was fishing with her cousins and Uncle B. The day before, my sis and her husband asked if they could take Moo fishing. I warned them that they would have her for awhile, since J and I already had plans. They said okay. Moo absolutely loved catching all the rainbow trout. The fish were really biting and they caught their limit early in the day. Fishing was Moo's favorite part.