A Special Little Girl

(NOTE: I apologize for the lack of order of photos and the spacing of words...blogger is not my friend today!!!)

Last week we celebrated one very special little girl's life. Adele Grace turned three years old on October 21! If you have followed our blog for any length of time then you have probably realized that we like to be fairly low-key about birthdays around here. It all stemmed from our Thailand days when the thought of having a big party just wasn't feasible and we have come to enjoy setting apart a day for each child and celebrating her or him. This year was no different. Paul and I decided to have her party at the park that is located pretty much right across the street from our house (there is a row of houses across from ours but behind those houses is the park). I made cupcakes and Adele requested Corn Dogs (thanks to her OP cousins whoe introduced her to them!) for lunch. So, we loaded up all the food and gifts and headed to the park for a morning of celebrating our little girl.

She enjoyed opening her gifts but I must say Grammy and Grampy's gift was the highlight of the day for Adele. Adele has been very much into Angelina Ballerina for the past few months and she's always flitting about dancing and singing. Grammy, very wisely, picked up on this and for her birthday Adele received a pink tutu, slippers, leotard and accesories. She LOVES them! And, even though I know nothing of ballets or ballerinas I will tell her to arabesque and she does or plie...it's pretty funny. Boys and Girls are so very different!

Paul and I also got Adele some furniture to go along with the dolls she has. I also re-gifted and gave Adele some Cabbage Patch sewing cards that were mine when I was a kid! She has thoroughly enjoyed keeping her hands busy with all of them. Calvin got her some Play Doh and PJ got her a Grandma Doll along with a little boy doll.

Part of the joy in celebrating birthdays that I receive is seeing how my other children lavish love on the one being celebrated. It always amazes me to see how genuinely happy they are for the one that is getting gifts and getting all the attention. There seems to be no regard for their own selfishness...which is so refreshing to see because most days we are so laden with it!

I pray Adele will continue to grow to be the girl and woman God desires her to be. We also gifted Adele with a book entitled, The Princess and the Kiss. It's a book for young girls (especially) about God's gift of purity. This is my heart's desire for all my children, that they would love God and honor Him with their lives and remain pure before Him. If you are a mom to young children, NOW is the time to start teaching your children about purity...don't wait until their 13, it will be too late.