Christmas Morning Videos

Sorry these are sideways. It took half the day to upload them so we'll just go with sideways!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Little Spirit! And her family. :)

The Twizzlers were her favorite present we think.
A "Fur Real" Puppy
Mom trying to get her to pose

Christmas Photo Snapshots

Dear Santa

We were watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special tonight. Spirit went and got her little Magna Doodle out. She was watching Sally write a letter to Santa and began "writing" her own. It was adorable. She went on for a few minutes changing it up and starting it over but this was the gist of it...

Dear Santa Claus,

I want a toy. Please, please, please bring me a toy. Why don't you bring me a toy? I need a toy. I am three. I want a toy. I want a cookie maker. Please bring me a toy.

Love,

Braxtyn

Another funny One Liner

A couple of weeks ago at church I was walking Spirit to her classroom. We were walking through the small gym in our dress shoes when she said with a huge smile and excitement, "Mommy! Our feet our Giddying Up!"

Ok, ok Mommy, let's Talk

As I was driving us home last night, little Spirit from the back in the dark said, "Ok, ok Mommy, let's talk." I said sure! (She will periodically say, "let's talk" and then rattle off some 3 1/2 year old conversation that may or may not relate to anything going on at the time but apparently is something going on in her head. Anyways, She proceeded to tell me: "Mommy's and Daddy's should not give spankings because kids don't like spankings, so you shouldn't give spankings." I thought this was hysterical because she had had a really good evening and was not in trouble at all. So I explained to her that little kids aren't supossed to like spankings they are to help make them listen to their mommy's and daddy's. She again stated very matter of factly that kids don't like them so parents should stop. I told her that I too had not liked being spanked but that it made me remember to listen to my parents when I was little. I asked her what she could do different to stop getting spanked. Then I tried to lead her to the point of doing what your parents ask you to the first time and you don't have to get spanked. She apparently cannot fathom this part of the equation yet because she changed the subject and would not put herself in the senario of obeying so she didn't have to get spanked. :)

Someone told me the other day that she has the strongest will of any child they have ever met. Which I laughed off and thought well they don't even work with children. But then I forgot, oh, they did for about 10 years at a dance studio they owned. :) Don't worry folks. I take that as a complement. Because while it may or may not be true, (the est part at the end of strong, I have no doubt she has a strong will), God has an amazing plan for her life that some more compliant type personalities would not be able to complete. I can't wait to see what he has in store!