rise and shine.

It is so sweet seeing this little angel wake up. Every morning it is the same thing. As soon as those eyes open she immediately begins smiling. Big smiles. The kind with teeth showing. It is refreshing. I am so thankful for my little girl.

Just as sweet as that smile is the sweet prayer she says before bed and well, also before supper when it is her turn to pray. Here it goes:

God, thank you for everything. Thank you for road runners and doggies and pigs. Thank you for everything except the bad guys and love songs. Amen.

You see, the animals listed in her prayer are her, Cade and Cannon's favorite animals. So, you have to thank God for them. I get why she says "except the bad guys" but, she obviously has heard too many times from her brothers how they "hate love songs"  or "turn the radio, a love song is on".  The other day she was riding a battery powered 4-wheeler that was not fully charged which meant that she wasn't going as fast as she'd like. She said, "Mama, this thing is going as slow as a love song!"