Preschool Graduation

LeAnne graduated from preschool on June 13th, 2012 from Dixie Elementary School.  It was a fun night of celebrating our children!  One of the mom's put together a very  nice slide show of pictures taken through the school year. As I watched LeAnne walk up on stage in her red cap & gown I was reminded of the journey through infertility and how blessed we are to have such a beautiful daughter.  There was a time when I didn't believe I would ever be a mother.  My heart over flows with love for our daughter and I love being a mama!  LeAnne was very animated through out the whole presentation. Bowing after each song the kids performed caused her cap to start to fall off but her amazing teacher helped her put it back on.  During the interview part of the night LeAnne said her favorite part of preschool was "playing dress up".  She definitely hammed it up for the crowd. Her teacher next year remarked after the program that she was looking forward to never having a dull day with LeAnne in her classroom.

I can't believe out little girl will be a Kindergartener in September!!

PhotoadayJune - Day 12 - From a Low Angle

 Those little girl eyes,
Are so full of hope in you,
Every dream she has,
She knows will come true.

Your love as her father,
And Your integrity as a man,
Protect her from the world,
Like nothing else can.

Her Daddy is her hero,
As he rightfully should be,
She cherishes every cuddle,
And every bounce on the knee.

PhotoadayJune - Day 11 - Door

This is the door to a place I love! It's a place where I can be myself.  It's a place full of many beautiful memories.  It's a place filled with love & laughter! It' not always a clean place but it's lived in so I don't expect it to be perfect.  It's a place I share with my handsome husband, busy bee daughter, 4 dogs, 1 cat and 1 fish!  It's our home!! The window in the door i at the perfect height for our kitty to peak in when she's ready to come inside. :-)

PhotoadayJune - Day 10 - Best Bit of Our weekend

The best bit of our family weekends that I love is John and I sharing precious moments with our daughter.  In this picture LeAnne is being silly next to our new pear tree that John planted on Sunday!  We now have an apple tree, pear tree, blueberries, raspberries and a small garden in our backyard!

PhotoadayJune - Day 8 - Six O Clock

I bought LeAnne her first electric toothbrush today and here she is at 6:00pm brushing her teeth.  It was also fun because she was able to decorate it herself with stickers.

PhotoadayJune - Day 9 - Your View of Today

We had a work party at my mom's house today.  Some worked on putting up a gazebo over the back porch so mom and grandma can enjoy the summer without being scorched by the hot sun.  My husband cut down a tree in her front yard.  LeAnne and I helped him by loading the debris into his truck.  While doing this LeAnne found a birds nest.  She carried it around for a while then we left it in a tree hopefully to be used by another animal.

Teach Your Tween Girls About True Beauty with Help From Lily {Giveaway}

One of my desires a Godly woman is to teach my daughter to be modest and help her through those awkward years.  Since my daughter is only 4 years old I thought I would have some time to learn how to teach her but she' already began to notice women on TV wearing rather risque' clothing moving inappropriately.  I've begun by simply saying that clothing is not appropriate and then showing her examples of women dressing modestly. I am also realizing I am already starting to build a foundation of what it looks like to be a young lady both in regards to outward appearance, actions and self worth.

I was very excited today to find this review and giveaway on My Four Monkey's blog! Thank-you Nancy Rue for writing a books young girls can relate to and  learn biblical principals to help them go through those awkward years. 

Her the fiction book Here’s Lily starts the conversation about her body and her sense of self worth. I remember how difficult these years were and now as a teachers aide in an elementary school I've watched young girls go through so many changes. Here’s Lily and The Beauty Book (geared for girls ages 7-11).Here’s Lily is a fiction read with no pictures and short easy to read chapters. The story follows fun, and entertaining sixth grader, Lily, as she discovers what ‘real beauty’ is.

Click here to see a digital flipbook of Here’s Lily. 

 

The informative book The Beauty Book provides tips and tricks for various beauty related topics from hair to nails.  It also includes fun quizzes and activities she can do with her friends.

 

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Head on over to My Four Monkey's blog to enter to win a copy of Here’s Lily and The Beauty Book!