Santa

I took Jaclyn and Madison to visit Santa at Redmond Town Center the day after Thanksgiving. Madison had been asking for weeks to see "Santa's House" ever since she saw it at R.T.C about a month ago. When we finally got in to see Santa, she was quiet as a mouse and wouldn't even approach him. Jaclyn willingly sat on his lap while Santa tickled her and said, "I know your little sister can be a pest but you still have to be a good big sister to her, and be a good girl. Now what would you like for Christmas?" If I recall she asked for Polly Pocket. And Madison asked for "mermaid" which I assume is The Little Mermaid, aka Ariel.

Afterwards, Jaclyn said, "I think this Santa is different." She couldn't really clarify why she thought he was different. Could it be because this Santa had quite the sense of humor, chatted for a long time even about Madison being a pest, and tickled Jaclyn?

When they got little stuffed animals from Santa, Madison said, "But I wanted mermaid." So cute!

My Little Prayer Warrior

I love how Madison loves to pray. When I ask the girls at night time, "Who wants to pray?", she jumps right in. This morning I told them that Gung Gung was not getting better, and right away her first thought was, "Let's pray NOW", and then she jumped into prayer for her grandfather. I love that. LOVE that.

I love when she sings, "God made all of me, all of me, all of me. God made all of me so I can praise Him. Feet to follow where He leads, ears to hear and eyes to see. God made all of me, all of me, all of me. God made all of me so I can praise Him."

She may be a troublemaker (ie, dropping a dozen eggs on my persian rug) but she has a heart of gold.