As we strolled thru Wal-Mart, like good baptists, last night, it happened that Emma Claire was leaning so far out of the buggy reaching for anything hanging on a hook, that Ashley let her down to walk--or waddle, rather. First, she was enamored by the bicycles. "Wooo," and "Oooh" she said as the bikes got larger with brighter colors. Then, she made a bee line, not for the barbie dolls or the kids kitchen accesories, but for the super-sonic c.o.2, refillable, 5 shot air pistol!!! That's right! She's Quinn thru and thru. And she didn't pick up only the gun, but she made sure she had the c.o.2 refills for an extra round of ammo. No wonder the boys cry when she walks in the nursery!
Well, for the ladies reading this who are thirsty for something more girly, she did get a pack of sidewalk chalk at the Wal-Mart, and she played with it in the driveway this afternoon. Ashley and I drew pretty shapes and faces as we explained to her what each was called. Momentarilly perplexed but not deterred, Emma Claire proudly broke 2 of the 4 pieces of chalk and marked all over our drawings. She was so proud. I'm not sure what she was more proud of though; scribbling on our shapes or the fact that she had almost twice as many pieces of chalk when she finished than when she started!
She's growing up fast, and we love every minute spent with her. She'll be asking for the keys soon, and Daddy will be loading his guns to take care of the boys at the door. God has blessed us greatly. Deuteronomy 6 has come alive to us over the past 17 months, and we ask for wisdom every day as we seek to raise her rightly. Each night our prayer is this, "Lord, thank you for our sweet girl. Bless her, keep her, and use her for Your glory!" What a great privilege and blessing. Amen
comment by Bobby on 07/22/2008
I hope she never wants to date Keller then. I am not a big fan of him being threatened with artillery :-)
comment by Brandon on 07/19/2008
Amen!!!
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