Our Children: Mary Grace

I thought this week I would let you know a little about our children.  We have three little ones. Mary Grace is 6 years old and in the first grade,  Brock is four and in pre-k, and  Bethany is 18 months and is into everything!  They are the best thing in our house and make each day interesting.  Tonight I will share about our oldest, Mary Grace.

Mary Grace is very much into cheerleading/gymnastics and music.  She cheers for Upward Basketball and wants to take gymnastics.  She starts smiling when we pull up to the church on game day and smiles the whole time!  We are thinking that maybe the next step might be to take gymnastics.  We are members of the YMCA so we are looking into that.  

Mary Grace is very compassionate and has a tender heart.  She always looks for the good in others and forgives people very easy.  This year she has started going to "big" church with us and ask lots of questions.  She loves reading her Bible and learns verses very quickly.  In school, she is an excellent reader.  Right now we are reading the Junie B. Jones books.  She says they crack her up!  

Mary Grace has severe food allergies.  She is allergic to all dairy product, eggs, and goat products.  If any of these products touch her, she breaks out instantly.  If she eats any of these products she must have an Epi-Pen and go straight tot he ER.  We have learned to adapt many menus to make them "Mary Grace Friendly."  I am going to start posting them for you to see and try if you would like.  This recipe is for a King Cake.  It is one of my favorites and I love to have it for my birthday.  We have not been able to have one because of her allergies.  We found a recipe that we are going to cook as a family.  We'll let you know how it is.  

http://kitteekake.blogspot.com/2008/02/king-cake.html

Joyfully,

Susan

The Little Things

I just finished counting all the loose change we had laying around  the house, car, bottom of purses/diaper bags, etc.  It was very close to $50.00!  It is hard to believe that pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters can add up to so much.  

The same is true with words.  It is funny how little words can mean so much!  Last night, Mary Grace had a slumber party with three of her friends.  She was so excited!  The girls met around lunch time, played outside, had LOTS of party food and then got ready to go to the movies. Around 6:30 we got a call that Mary Grace was sad.  Fletcher and I took turns talking to her and when we hung up, she was a little better.  She told her friend's mom that she just needed to talk to us and that made her feel better!  

While Mary Grace was partying, Brock and Bethany were with us.  Brock had a special Brock Day where he gets to do whatever he wants.  He got a special lunch, play date with his best friend, special dinner, and REAL ice cream!  Then he slept in the bed with me.   Out of all that, sleeping with mommy was his favorite part!  

Fletcher and I are noticing that our children's love language is quality time.  It does not really matter how money we spend to them as long as it is with us.  It's funny how we as parents get caught up in the material things but children don't.  I guess somethings we should learn from them.

Joyfully,

Susan

PS~Bethany can't talk to tell us what her favorite thing was, but I bet it was cuddling with her daddy!