pretty girl

how lucky that this adorable little girl has a super talented great-grandma who can sew like no one's business.  this dress has horses on it....and horses are allie's absolute favorite animal.  she got lots of compliments on this dress at church on sunday.  thanks great-gran!  (oh, and there are two more outfits to come!)

great aunt carol also spoils allie too!  she bought her this beach outfit.  allie clearly loves the camera and making a thousand different faces and poses.  she is such a natural in front of the camera.  thanks aunt carol for keeping her so very stylish!

bible stories....uh, sort of

as the sun was setting, we all went to sit on the front porch.  josh was reading his bible, i was listening to worship songs, and jake and allie were "reading" their bibles too.  i turned down my music to listen to them "read" their bibles.  here is what i heard::

allie::  jesus loves the little children.  and jesus says "no more monkeys jumping on the bed."

jake::  jesus was walking down the streets of gold.  he saw some bad guys and started fighting them.  because jesus is the strongest superhero in the world, he beat all the bad guys and saved the whole world.

naturally, we talked with jake about how jesus doesn't fight.  but i love that jake has such a big desire to learn about jesus.  and allie, well we just laughed with her on her bible story.  these kids.  i just love them.